The Association of Antisocial Behavior and Depressive Symptoms Between Partners and Risk for Aggression in Romantic Relationships

This study examined the extent to which antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms were associated between romantic partners and whether the partner's antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms affected the individual's aggression toward the partner above and beyond the contribution of h...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 2004-03, Vol.18 (1), p.82-96
Main Authors: Kim, Hyoun K, Capaldi, Deborah M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression - psychology
Aggressive Behavior
Aggressiveness
Antisocial Behavior
Antisocial behaviour
Antisocial Personality Disorder - epidemiology
Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Couples
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Gender differences
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intimate Partner Violence
Love
Major Depression
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Personal relationships
Personality disorders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Romance
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
USA
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Summary:This study examined the extent to which antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms were associated between romantic partners and whether the partner's antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms affected the individual's aggression toward the partner above and beyond the contribution of his or her own symptoms. Questions were examined concurrently and longitudinally for 79 couples from a young, at-risk sample. There were reliable associations between partners' antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms. Women's antisocial behavior and depressive symptoms were significantly related to concurrent levels of men's physical and psychological aggression. Women's depressive symptoms remained significant in predicting men's psychological aggression over time. Overall, men's risk factors had little effect on their partners' aggression. Findings suggest that interventions to reduce partner violence need to consider the potential influence of partner, as well as perpetrator, characteristics.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.18.1.82