Cycle of abuse
Social cycle theory explaining patterns of behavior in an abusive relationship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the cycle of violence within one person's pattern of abuse. For a broader pattern of violence and intergenerational cycle of violence, see Cycle of violence.
The cycle of abuse is a social cycle theory developed in 1979 by Lenore E. Walker to explain patterns of behavior in an abusive relationship. The phrase is also used more generally to describe any set of conditions which perpetuate abusive and dysfunctional relationships, such as abusive child rearing practices which tend to get passed down. Walker used the term more narrowly, to describe the cycling patterns of calm, violence, and reconciliation within an abusive relationship. Critics suggest the theory was based on inadequate research criteria, and cannot therefore be generalized upon.