The gender asymmetric effect of intimate partner violence on relationship satisfaction

Violence and Victims

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 703-724

  Ackerman, Jeff ^a   Field, Layton ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cts; Gender differences; Marital violence; Measurement; Partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COURTSHIP; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857469602     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.26.6.703     Document Type: Article

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