Filicide: A Comparison by Sex and Presence or Absence of Self-destructive Behavior

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Filicide: A Comparison by Sex and Presence or Absence of Self-destructive Behavior

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The purpose of this study was to identify sociodemographic, contextual, situational, and individual variables, as well as certain behavioral warning signs, associated with filicide as a function of sex of the agressors and the presence or absence of self-destructive behaviours. The data cover all officially registered filicides committed in Quebec from January 1, 1986, to March 31, 1994, against youths under the age of 18 years. For the group of individuals who have self-destructive behaviours, results indicate that men compared to women are more likely to commit spousal homicide, to kill a higher number of victims, to be going through a conjugal separation, to have committed conjugal violence, to have threatened suicide, and to have threatened to kill their spouse. For the group of individuals who commit no self-destructive acts, women are more likely to present with a depressive disorder, whereas men are more likely to maltreated their children. Men who do not commit a self-destructive act are characterized by a significantly higher likelihood of maltreatment against their children and of tyrannical discipline, whereas men who commit a self-destructive act perpetrate filicide as a means of reprisal against their spouse. Results underscore the importance of considering the different groups of individuals who commit filicide as a function of sex as well as presence or absence of self-destructive behaviour.

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Author	Jacques D. Marleau Myriam Dubé Suzanne Léveillée
Bibliographic Citation	Journal Of Family Violence 22(5), 287-295. (2007)
Intended Audience	Graduate
Language	En
Publisher / Resource Provider	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Resource Format	Application/pdf
Resource Type	Text
Subject Keyword(s)	Clinical Psychology Criminology & Criminal Justice Family Relations Law and Psychology Psychology

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