Author : Lindsey M. Cooper
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (918 download)
Book Synopsis DEMOGRAPHIC ASYMMETRIES AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE by : Lindsey M. Cooper
Download or read book DEMOGRAPHIC ASYMMETRIES AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE written by Lindsey M. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study examined whether demographic asymmetries among young adult men and women were associated with intimate partner violence. Scholars have examined the association between relationship dynamics, particularly asymmetries, and intimate partner violence; yet this work largely neglected the reciprocity of relationship violence and focused primarily on samples of married and cohabiting adults. Further, little is known about the influence of asymmetries on partner violence during young adulthood, a period of the life course during which individuals are at a greater risk for intimate partner violence. Finally, little is known about the mechanisms through which these associations operate. Using data from the fifth interview of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS) (n=819), the present study examined the influence of demographic asymmetries in education, employment, income, race, and age on young adults' self-reported frequency of intimate partner violence. Additionally, this research examined whether lower power, control attempts, and verbal conflict mediated the associations between demographic asymmetries and partner violence. Using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, net of control variables, I found that demographic asymmetries in employment and race were associated with intimate partner violence. Moreover, control attempts and verbal conflict mediated the associations between demographic asymmetries in employment and race and partner violence whereas lower power did not.