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15 J. Fam. Violence 1 (2000)

handle is hein.journals/jfamv15 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2000 Courtship Violence Among College Students: A Comparison of Verbally and Physically Abusive Couples Nancy J. Shook', Deborah A. Gerrity2, Joan Jurich3, and Allen E. Segrist4 This study used a modified version of the Conflict Tactic Scale (Straus, 1990) to measure the expression of verbal and physical aggression among 572 college students (395 females and 177 males) involved in dating relationships over the previous year. Results indicated that 82% (n = 465) of the total sample reported having engaged in verbally aggressive behavior with a dating partner over the past year, whereas 21% (n = 116) admitted to acting in a physically aggressive manner over the same interval. No significant gender- based difference was found for verbal aggression scores; however, females were significantly more likely to report using physical force than were male students. Male and female students who used verbal aggression were charac- teristically similar to each. Both had experienced aggression from a parent as children and had drunk alcohol within 3 hours (before or after) an argument with a dating partner. Male and female students who admitted using physical force were dissimilar except that both had experienced parent- child aggression. For male students, having witnessed conjugal violence and their general drinking patterns were also significantly related to their using physical force, whereas for females, the use of physical force was associated with drinking alcohol within 3 hours of an argument with a dating partner. KEY WORDS: courtship violence; college students; verbal aggression; physical aggression. 'Doctoral Student. 2Assistant Professor. 3Associate Professor, Department of Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907. 4Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, 1446 LAEB, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907. 1 0885-7482/00/0300-0001$18.00/0 © 2000 Plenum Publishing Corporation

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