Dating Violence at Three Time Periods: 1976, 1992, and 1996

Data collected over the past 10 years were used to investigate whether there have been changes in the incidence of violence when dating reported at a large university. Responses to Straus's 1979 Conflict Tactics Scale in 1986 (n = 603), 1992 (n = 414), and 1996 (n = 571) were compared. Analyzes...

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Published in:Psychological reports 1999-10, Vol.85 (2), p.574-578
Main Authors: Billingham, Robert E., Bland, Rachel, Leary, Amity
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Retrospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Violence - psychology
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Summary:Data collected over the past 10 years were used to investigate whether there have been changes in the incidence of violence when dating reported at a large university. Responses to Straus's 1979 Conflict Tactics Scale in 1986 (n = 603), 1992 (n = 414), and 1996 (n = 571) were compared. Analyzes indicated that there has been a reduction in both verbal aggression and violence scores over the 10-yr. period. In addition, the percentage of respondents who reported being in nonviolent relationships increased while the percentage of respondents in the three categories of relationship that include violence (mutual, perpetrator, and victim) decreased. These findings indicate that there may be an over-all reduction in both verbal aggression and violence between dating partners as they attempt to resolve conflicts.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.1999.85.2.574