Daily reports of intimate partner verbal aggression by self and partner: Short-term consequences and implications for measurement.

Derrick, Jaye L.; Testa, Maria; Leonard, Kenneth E.

doi:10.1037/a0037481

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“…Consistent with the theme that IPA is viewed as unacceptable, participants expressed distress that they were aggressive, that they wished to aggress, or that there was aggression in their relationships. These findings are consistent with a recent daily diary study showing that self-reported episodes of partner physical aggression, whether involving victimization or perpetration, had negative effects on subsequent mood and relationship functioning (Derrick et al, 2014). …”

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A Qualitative Analysis of Physically Aggressive Conflict Episodes Among a Community Sample

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Petrocelli

Crane

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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Intimate partner aggression among community couples has been conceptualized as representing an occasional, situationally-provoked response to a conflict. Yet, relatively few studies have considered the situational factors that contribute to the occurrence of an aggressive episode. The present study used thematic analysis to understand how episodes of physical aggression come about, from the participants' perspective. We examined narrative descriptions of relationship conflicts that included physical aggression to gain insight into the types of aggressive incidents experienced, the reasons and motives behind the aggression, and the meaning of these events. Married and cohabiting couples (ages 18 – 45 at baseline) were recruited from the community to participate in a longitudinal study of relationships. Heavy drinking couples were oversampled. At Wave 3, participants were asked to describe the most severe conflict they had experienced over the past year and to answer questions about severity and impact. Narratives that described use of partner physical aggression by one or both partners were subject to thematic analysis. Using narratives provided by 27 male and 29 female respondents (representing 51 different couples), we identified three primary motives or reasons for aggression: Expression, Instrumental, and Punishment. Narratives suggested as a primary theme that participants view partner violence as unusual, undesirable, and hence, meaningful. This was particularly true for male-to-female violence, which appeared objectively and subjectively different from female-to-male violence. Findings provide unique insight into the function and meaning of partner violence, including its gendered nature, within a community sample. Implications for measurement of partner aggression are also discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

A Qualitative Analysis of Physically Aggressive Conflict Episodes Among a Community Sample

Testa

Petrocelli

Crane

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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“…That is, we considered the effects of each person's own marijuana use on his or her perpetration (a and a′ or Actor paths) as well as the effects of each person's use on partner's aggression (p and p′ paths). A recent study using the APIM found independent effects of actor and partner alcohol use on both perpetration and victimization over 56 days of daily reports in a community sample of regular drinkers (Testa & Derrick, 2014).…”

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confidence: 96%

Does Marijuana Contribute to Intimate Partner Aggression? Temporal Effects in a Community Sample of Marijuana-Using Couples

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Derrick

Wang

et al. 2018

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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Although patterns of marijuana use are positively associated with intimate partner aggression, there is little evidence that episodes of marijuana use contribute to the occurrence of episodes of relationship conflict and aggression. The present ecological momentary assessment study considered the temporal relationship between marijuana use episodes and the occurrence of conflict, verbal aggression, and physical aggression between intimate partners in the next 2 hours. Method: A sample of 183 cohabiting marijuana-using couples (ages 18-30) were recruited from the community. For 30 consecutive days, each partner independently reported episodes of marijuana use and partner conflict, including verbal and physical aggression perpetration and victimization within conflicts. Te mporal associations between each partner's marijuana use and subsequent confl ict and aggression were examined using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Analyses accounted for between-person effects of marijuana use frequency and total conflicts. Results: We observed temporal effects of actor (but not partner) marijuana use on men's and women's reports of conflict and verbal aggression perpetration and victimization within 2 hours of use. Marijuana use episodes did not alter the likelihood of physical aggression in the next 2 hours. Partner concordance in marijuana use had no effect on verbal or physical aggression or victimization. The positive temporal effects of marijuana on confl ict and verbal aggression remained significant after accounting for the effect of drinking episodes. Conclusions: Within generally concordant, marijuana-using young couples, marijuana use episodes contribute to the occurrence of relationship confl ict and verbal aggression.

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“…Furthermore, research shows that men and women experience comparable amounts of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress at low levels of psychological victimization, and women experience even more severe outcomes as the frequency of violence increases (Harned, 2001). Derrick, Testa, and Leonard (2014) found that both perpetrators and victims reported worse moods and lower relationship functioning after a psychologically abusive interaction, suggesting that this kind of abuse has negative effects for both couple members and the relationship itself. Thus, it is significant to establish a clear understanding of the perceptions of psychological abuse, as its impact is prevalent and can result in severe consequences.…”

Section: Psychological Abuse Is Pervasive and Harmfulmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of Psychological Abuse: The Role of Perpetrator Gender, Victim’s Response, and Sexism

Capezza

D’Intino

Flynn

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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It is commonly assumed that male abuse is more damaging than female abuse, just as it previously has been assumed that physical abuse is more harmful than psychological abuse. We sought to examine gender assumptions given that they may cause people to overlook the harm that men experience with a psychologically abusive partner. The current experiment compared perceptions of male and female perpetrators of psychological abuse, and examined whether gendered perceptions were affected by sexist beliefs or participants' own sex. The experiment also explored the effect of the victim's response to a perpetrator's abuse. College participants ( N = 195) read a scenario depicting a hypothetical marital conflict that manipulated the sex of the perpetrator, the level of abuse (abuse or no abuse), and whether the victim did or did not respond with some aggression. In scenarios that featured abuse (relative to no-abuse conditions), a male perpetrator was consistently perceived more harshly than a female perpetrator. Participant sex and sexism did not moderate this gender-based perception. Varying the victim's response in the scenario affected perceptions more in the no-abuse condition than in the abuse condition. The findings are discussed in terms of robust gender assumptions and the difficulties in challenging such assumptions.

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Daily reports of intimate partner verbal aggression by self and partner: Short-term consequences and implications for measurement.

Cited by 30 publications

References 41 publications

A Qualitative Analysis of Physically Aggressive Conflict Episodes Among a Community Sample

A Qualitative Analysis of Physically Aggressive Conflict Episodes Among a Community Sample

Does Marijuana Contribute to Intimate Partner Aggression? Temporal Effects in a Community Sample of Marijuana-Using Couples

Perceptions of Psychological Abuse: The Role of Perpetrator Gender, Victim’s Response, and Sexism

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