Along with prevention and treatment comes strengthening the person as a whole. Self esteem is addressed in Murphy, Stosny & Morrel (2005)’s study in which self-esteem is associated with violence. Murphy et al. (2005) indicate that it is not low esteem that is a causative factor in human aggression, but it is the unstable high self-esteem that promotes aggression in defense. Sixty-one men completed a cognitive-behavioral treatment program designed to enhance motivation to change abusive behavior and improve skills that reduce anger. Results indicate that the improvement of self-esteem during treatment for partner violence reduced the amount of violence exhibited in intimate relationships.
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