Gender Differences in Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Aggression Among College Students Using the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales
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In response to criticisms of the Conflict Tactics Scales, Straus revised the original scale to include sexual aggression and injury. The purpose of the present study was to use this new scale to replicate and expand existing knowledge of psychological, physical, and sexual aggression in dating relationships. Four-hundred-eighty-one college students completed the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales. As expected, females reported perpetrating more psychological aggression than males; there were no gender differences in reported physical aggression; and psychological and physical aggression tended to co-occur. Contrary to previous research, there were no gender differences in injuries. As expected, males reported perpetrating more sexual coercion than females; however, females also reported perpetrating sexual aggression, and there were no gender differences in reported victimization. For males, sexual coercion perpetration (not victimization) was related to the perpetration and victimization of physical and psychological aggression. For females, both sexual coercion perpetration and victimization were related to the perpetration and victimization of psychological aggression and victimization from physical aggression, but not to physical aggression perpetration.
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- Authors
- Hines, D. A., & Saudino, K. J.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Venue
- Violence and Victims
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2003-04
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-217
- ISSN
- 0886-6708 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-7073
- OpenAlex
- W2074359657
- Cited by
- 293
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence and Victims (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Keywords
- gender differences, psychological aggression, physical aggression, sexual aggression, sexual coercion, dating violence, university students, Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, perpetration, victimization, injuries
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aggression, Coercion, Conflict, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Self-Assessment, Sexual Behavior, Sex Factors, Students, United States, Universities, Crime Victims
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