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References
Lehmann, P. (1998). The checklist of controlling behaviors. Unpublished document. University of Texas at Arlington.
Simmons, C.A., & Lehmann, P. (2005, January). Validation of the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB). Paper presented at the Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Miami, FL.
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Domestic violence is not as simple as one partner physically harming another. Instead, it consists of a complex range of controlling behaviors including physical, emotional, sexual, and economic maltreatment as well as isolation, male privilege, blaming, intimidation, threats, and minimizing/denying behaviors.
To better understand how these behaviors interrelate, Dr. Peter Lehmann developed a measurement instrument called the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB) (Lehmann, 1998). |
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Selected Publications from this work:
Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., & Collier-Tenison, S. (2008). Linking Male Use of the Sex Industry to controlling behaviors in Violent Relationships: An Exploratory Analysis, Violence Against Women, 14(3), 406-417.
Simmons, C.A., & Lehmann, P. (2007). Exploring the Link Between Pet Abuse and Controlling Behaviors in Violent Relationships, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(9), 1211-1222. |
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I began working on this project in 2003 when I completed the statistics validating the CCB (Simmons & Lehmann, 2004). From this work we have found interesting links between controlling behaviors and other aspects of domestic violence including dangerousness, pet abuse and use of the sex industry.
Currently, we are working on three separate projects exploring the use of controlling behaviors in violent relationships. The our original project surveyed 2135 female residents of an IPV shelter regarding their batterer’s use of controlling behaviors.
From the findings of the original project, various studies have begun. Some of the areas we are exploring include pet abuse, mental health, and controlling behaviors of men participating in a domestic violence diversion program and how male initiated violence and controlling behaviors is relevant in the lives of women arrested for IPV related crimes. |
