Donald Dutton

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Donald G. Dutton
Born (1943-10-09) October 9, 1943 (age 82)
Alma mater University of Toronto
Scientific career
Fields Social psychology
Institutions University of British Columbia
Thesis Role performance and social perception  (1970)

Donald George Dutton (born October 9, 1943) [1] is a Canadian psychologist who is known for his work on traumatic bonding and misattribution of arousal. [2] [3] He is an expert on forensic psychology who has served as an expert witness in legal cases, including in the prosecution of O. J. Simpson. [4]

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He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Toronto in 1970, and is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. [5] [6]

Career

Dutton's research interests include the psychology of violence, social science epistemology, criminal justice, social psychological explanations for clinical syndromes, and personality disorders. He is the author of eleven books, including Domestic Assault of Women, The Batterer and The Abusive Personality. [6]

In a famous experiment on misattribution of arousal, Dutton and Arthur Aron found that subjects were more sexually attracted to an experimenter when crossing a rickety bridge. [3] [7]

Along with his co-author Susan Painter, Dutton coined the term "traumatic bonding", [2] [8] referring to emotional attachments which "develop from two specific features of abusive relationships: power imbalances and intermittent good-bad treatment". [9] [10]

Dutton has been outspoken about the reality of domestic violence, that despite stereotypes it is actually perpetrated by both men and women. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dutton, Donald G., 1943-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. 1 2 "Traumatic bonding – Knowledge and References – Taylor & Francis". Taylor & Francis . Archived from the original on 16 January 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Chatel, Amanda (2015-02-26). "When It Comes to Romance, Science Has Good News for Adrenaline Junkies". Mic. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  4. 1 2 Todd, Douglas (15 April 2016). "Don Dutton: Controversy ensues when science butts heads with liberal ideology". Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "About - Welcome to Dr. Don Dutton's Personal Website". drdondutton.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Don Dutton - UBC Department of Psychology". University of British Columbia . Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Stampler, Laura (3 June 2014). "This Is The Bachelorette's Scientific Formula to Make Couples Fall in Love". Time Magazine . Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Dutton, Donald G. (1995). The Domestic Assault of Women: Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives. UBC Press. pp. 189–190. ISBN   978-0-7748-0462-2.
  9. ↑ Young, Yvette. "Civic Nation BrandVoice: The Bond That Harms: The Impact Of Trauma Bonding On Human Trafficking Victims". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  10. ↑ Dutton, Donald G.; Painter, Susan (1993). "Emotional Attachments in Abusive Relationships: A Test of Traumatic Bonding Theory". Violence and Victims. 8 (2): 105–120. doi:10.1891/0886-6708.8.2.105. ISSN   0886-6708.
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