The Status and Characteristics of Couple Violence in China

Hou, Juan; Yu, Lei; Ting, Siu-Man Raymond; Sze, Yee Tak; Fang, Xiaoyi

doi:10.1007/s10896-010-9343-3

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“…In other words, being shoved, slapped, or punched by one's partner is the most influential factor related to calling that person a derogatory name, threatening him or her, or accusing the partner of being a lousy lover. This finding is consistent with other research examining these two variables among married couples in Mainland China (Hou et al, 2011), which found that physical assault and psychological aggression often occur together. Although this study provides support for the idea that being a victim of one type of violence is related to engaging in another type of violence, the temporal ordering cannot be determined from cross-sectional data.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In addition, being further along in schooling, holding traditional gender role attitudes, and higher levels of shame all predicted attitudinal acceptance of psychological aggression within a dating relationship. A separate study explored psychological aggression among married partners in Mainland China and found that about half of couples had experienced this behavior (Hou, Yu, Ting, Sze, & Fang, 2011), which is in line with estimates from other Asian countries as well (Maker & deRoon-Cassini, 2007). Taken together, these findings provide substantial evidence to hypothesize that psychological aggression is prevalent among college students in Mainland China, but it remains unexplored in the English-language literature.…”

Section: Dating Violence In Mainland Chinasupporting

confidence: 72%

“…More than 90% of the women and more than 80% of the men in this sample had ever committed an act of psychological aggression against his or her current romantic partner. This rate is higher than what was found among married couples in Mainland China (less than 50%; Hou et al, 2011) and other Asian countries (53%-74%; Maker & deRoon-Cassini, 2007). There are a couple of possibilities for this discrepancy.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…One study to date has examined physical assault and psychological aggression with a sample of married couples from Mainland China (Hou et al, 2011), finding out that physical assault is often accompanied by psychological aggression. Research from the United States echoes this finding (Henning & Klesges, 2003;Stets, 1990), making the co-occurrence of physical assault and psychological aggression a robust finding.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Aggression in Male and Female College Students From Mainland China: An Exploratory Study

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Using data from 209 college students from 2 universities in Mainland China, the prevalence and correlates of psychological aggression perpetration for men and women were examined. Results indicated that 82.8% of men and 90.4% of women had committed at least one act of psychological aggression against his or her current romantic partner over the course of their relationship. Being a victim of physical assault from his partner and higher levels of stress were associated with men's perpetration of psychological aggression. For women, physical assault victimization, greater alcohol use, and higher levels of shame were all related to psychological aggression perpetration. The results suggest the need for additional research to understand the development of psychological

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Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Aggression in Male and Female College Students From Mainland China: An Exploratory Study

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“…While physical aggression can be perpetrated by both male and female partners, there are considerable differences among countries in relative rates for men and women of perpetrating physical aggression (Archer, 2000; Hou, Yu, Ting, Sze, & Fang, 2011; Krahe et al, 2005). For example, one study found similar rates of partner physical aggression reported by men and women in Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, but higher rates by men than by women in Australia, Hong Kong, India, and Korea (Krahe et al, 2005).…”

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The Cross-Cultural Association Between Marital Status and Physical Aggression Between Intimate Partners

Bernards

Graham

2013

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Some research suggests that the risk of physical aggression by an intimate partner is related to marital status, but this relationship may vary across cultures and by gender. In the present study, we systematically examine the relationship between marital status and physical partner aggression by gender across 19 countries. Logistic and multilevel regression confirmed previous findings of lower rates of physical aggression for legally married versus cohabiting and separated/divorced women and men across most, but notably, not all countries. Single status was associated with higher risk in some countries and lower in others reflecting possible cultural differences in risk for different marital statuses. For example, single women had significantly lower rates of victimization than did married women in India where violence against wives is often accepted. The variation in the cross-cultural findings highlights the importance of examining both men and women and considering the cultural context when interpreting the relationship between partner aggression and marital status.

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Investigating whether controlling and aggressive relationship behaviors are discriminant

Dempsey

Hammond

Dixon

2020

Aggressive Behavior

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Control is theorized as central to intimate partner aggression (IPA). Tools measuring nonphysical “controlling behaviors” in relationships have therefore been developed to identify the latent construct of control. However, the underlying assumption that “controlling behaviors” form a distinct subset of IPA has not been validated. This study investigates the divergent validity of acts considered as “controlling behaviors” against other aggressive acts used in relationships. The IPA and relationship literatures were reviewed to identify 1,397 items involving “controlling,” physical, sexual, and psychologically aggressive acts perpetrated and/or experienced by an intimate partner. In total, 101 item pairs were identified and used to measure IPA tactics across these categories. In Study 1, exploratory factor analysis in a community sample (N = 561) found no evidence of a distinct factor of “controlling behaviors.” Behaviors labeled as “controlling” in existing measures were distributed across other factors, including “eclectic aggression,” “direct psychological aggression,” and “monitoring acts.” In Study 2A (N = 424 students), confirmatory factor analysis replicated the results of Study 1 and established configural measurement invariance (Study 2B), indicating no evidence for psychometric differences between samples. These results indicate that behaviors described as “controlling” in existing measures were not statistically distinguishable from other forms of IPA, and suggest that future research should investigate motivational, rather than behavioral, differences in the use of IPA. The findings challenge research to confirm whether a set of discrete behaviors can be used to accurately identify control in relationships and question the validity of tools that adopt this methodology.

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The Status and Characteristics of Couple Violence in China

Cited by 46 publications

References 25 publications

Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Aggression in Male and Female College Students From Mainland China: An Exploratory Study

Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Aggression in Male and Female College Students From Mainland China: An Exploratory Study

The Cross-Cultural Association Between Marital Status and Physical Aggression Between Intimate Partners

Investigating whether controlling and aggressive relationship behaviors are discriminant

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