Usually does not think or believe he has a problem. The Children Are frequently victims of abuse also. May suffer severe emotional trauma, as a result of seeing their mother hurt. Are at risk of ending up in similar relationships as adults. Batterers abuse their partners because they love them.
Domestic abuse is confined to the poor, disadvantaged, uneducated, particular age or ethnic groups.
Battered women provoke their own abuse and battering. Battered women like to be abused or battered. Alcohol and drugs cause battering. All a battered woman has to do is call the police and deal with the situation.