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What Will Happen If I Punch Him?: Expected Consequences of Female Violence Against Male Dating Partners

NCJ Number
229492
Journal
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma Volume: 18 Issue: 7 Dated: October-November 2009 Pages: 739-751
Author(s)
Penny A. Leisring
Date Published
November 2009
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study examined the expected consequences for physical violence perpetrated by women against their male dating partners.
Abstract
Aggressive women were more likely than nonaggressive women to expect that using aggression would result in winning an argument/getting their way and were more likely to expect retaliation by a partner. Among the aggressive women, perpetrator guilt was negatively correlated with the frequency of using physical aggression. Clinical implications of this study are discussed. Women's use of physical violence within college dating relationships is common, yet far less is known about aggressive women than what is known about aggressive men. This study examined expected consequences of using physical aggression against dating partners among aggressive and nonaggressive college women. Tables and references (Published Abstract)

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