Although there is never one root cause of domestic violence, many theories exist that give an explanation into how is can come about. The main factors involved include such causes as physiological, jealousy, behavioral, as well as social factors like stress and power. Going further, looking into these factors and an individual’s history can give you a good perspective of what went wrong. In this article, I’ll go into each much deeper.
Psychological
Personality traits are the main factor in cases rooted in psychological problems. One example of a personality trait that can be dangerous is low self esteem, which can lead to bursts of uncontrolled agression.
There are several theories that the causes are even more deeply rooted in psychological disorders. Looking back on the offender’s history, we often times find occurrences of physical abuse that leads to violence later in life. Problematic teens are often seen as at higher risk for adult violence than teens that lead normal lives early on.
These studies and findings have helped bring us to some conclusions about how to go about preventing domestic violence. Teens with serious problems like juvenile delinquency, skipping school, early drug use should be treated and taken seriously. Recognizing these correlations may be the first step in preventing adult violence.
Jealousy
Jealousy is a common cause and root of the problem. Jealousy itself is often rooted in thinking the partner may be cheating, or trying to get out of the relationship. Someone in this situation is greatly helped by domestic violence classes. Breaking it down from an evolutionary standpoint can show exactly how this type of jealousy can bring about negative implications. Men, from an evolutionary standpoint need to control his offspring as well as the females in his social circle and have a need to be jealous.
Social Stress
Stress is a main influencing factor on the actions of a person. Often times it’s not just the stress that is the main cause, but how a person can take stress and deal with it effectively. What happens is when a person cannot deal with their stress and emotions rationally, they may lash out and cause violence. When we look at stress from the evolutionary angle, men are often mostly concerned with whether they have lived up to the high expectations they have for themselves. This can further lead to feels of inadequacy and the need to feel like a “man” may translate into other irration actions.
Power
Having dominance of the relationship is a need that offenders sometimes feel. The offenders usually uses tactics such as fear, physical abuse, mental abuse, yelling, and others to psychologically establish dominance. There is often a need for control over the relationship when they fear having little or no control over other factors in their life.
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