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Aggression in British heterosexual relationships: A descriptive analysis
Author(s) -
Carrado Michelle,
George M.J.,
Loxam Elizabeth,
Jones L.,
Templar Dale
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1996)22:6<401::aid-ab1>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , socioeconomic status , injury prevention , poison control , conflict tactics scale , context (archaeology) , suicide prevention , scale (ratio) , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , demography , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , domestic violence , medicine , environmental health , population , geography , sociology , cartography , archaeology , pathology
A 12‐item scale, derived from the Conflict Tactics Scale, was administered to a representative sample of 1,978 heterosexual men and women in Great Britain in mid November 1994. Men and women were asked to identify conflict tactics sustained or inflicted in all past and present relationships and those sustained in current relationships. This paper reports results for physical victimization and also reports on two further questions asked to discern context and meaning ascribed to such sustained or inflicted victimization. Both sexes reported having experienced physical victimization with a higher percentage of men sustaining victimization, mainly as a result of minor acts of assault. Almost equal percentages of men and women reported inflicting victimization against partners. Additionally, incidence of physical victimization is presented according to relationship status, age, socioeconomic category, and by regional distribution. Both sexes reported a range of reasons or contexts ascribed to their sustained or inflicted victimization. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.