“…The study of violence in adolescent and young couple relationships has received a good deal of attention (James, West, Deters, & Armijo, 2000; O’Keefe, 2005). In the review of international literature on intimate partner violence carried out by Krahé, Bieneck, and Möller (2005), numerous studies focus on the juvenile population (Jackson, Cram, & Seymour, 2000; Krahé & Scheinberger-Olwig, 2002; Kury, Chouaf, Obergfell-Fuchs, & Woessner, 2004). These studies show that a characteristic trait of violence dynamics in young couple relationships is the reciprocal use of violence, with the exception of sexual abuse.…”