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Women (n = 22) Men (n = 22)* Pearson χ2 χp Mild violence Threw something 14 5(4) Twisted hair or arm 9 0(5) Pushed or shoved 50 14(16) Grabbed 41 14(11) Slapped 36 4(5) Any mild violence 59 18(20) 7.77 .005 Severe violence Punched 23 5(4) Used a weapon 5 0(0) Choked 0 5(5) Slammed into wall 0 0(2) Beat up 22 5(4) Burned 5 0(0) Kicked 18 0(1) Knocked unconscious 0 0(1) Bruised 27 5(6) Partner felt pain next day 23 5(7) Broke bone 0 0(2) Partner needed med. attention 0 0(5) Any severe violence 55 14(16) 8.19 .004 Sexual violence Violence or threats 0.0 0.0(1.3) Psychological aggression Insulted/swore 77 50(55) Called names 23 4(4) Shouted 91 46(56) Called a lousy lover 9 0(3) Behaved spitefully 32 10(8) Threatened to throw or hit 14 5(7) Stomped out of room 41 18(24) Destroyed something 27 5(7) Any psychological 91 62(65) 5.06 .02 Data are percentage reporting each type of aggression.
* Numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of men from the full sample (n = 75) who endorsed each item.
Women (n = 22) Men (n = 22)* Pearson χ2 χp Mild violence Threw something 9(14) 23 Twisted hair or arm 5(7) 27 Pushed or shoved 18(20) 64 Grabbed 14(13) 41 Slapped 5(6) 32 Any mild violence 23(27) 64 7.50 .006 Severe violence Punched 5(6) 32 Used weapon 5(2) 5 Choked 5(4) 32 Slammed into wall 0(3) 23 Beat up 5(5) 36 Burned 0(1) 0 Kicked 0(3) 14 Bruised 5(6) 50 Knocked unconscious 0(0) 9 Partner needed med. attention 0(0) 9 Broke bone 0(0) 5 Partner felt pain next day 5(5) 50 Any severe violence 19(15) 64 8.78 .003 Sexual violence Forced oral sex 0(1) 5 Forced sex with weapon 0(1) 5 Threat of forced sex 0(3) 5 Any sexual violence 0 5 Psychological aggression Insulted/swore 46(51) 86 Called names 18(8) 45 Shouted 50(51) 89 Called a lousy lover 0(4) 5 Behaved spitefully 9(13) 37 Threatened to throw or hit 5(7) 14 Stomped out of room 14(20) 59 Destroyed something 9(7) 23 Any psychological 57(61) 96 8.84 .003 Data are percentage reportedly engaged in each type of aggression.
* Numbers in parentheses indicate the percentage of men in the full sample (n = 75) who reported that their female partners engaged in the acts of aggression.
