Title

Female-Perpetrated Partner Violence And Aggression: Their Relationship To Gender Identity

Keywords

Female perpetration; Gender identity; Partner violence

Abstract

Using data from a convenience sample of 252 women involved in a relationship over the past year and attending a southeastern university, this project examines the relationship between self-endorsed masculine and feminine personality traits and female-perpetrated partner violence that has ever occurred in the relationship. Juvenile delinquency and criminology literature has addressed theoretical explanations for female perpetration. Using this and symbolic interaction as a foundation, it was hypothesized that women who endorse more masculine traits will report higher perpetration of violence. Results demonstrate that the relationships between masculine and feminine traits and psychological abuse and physical assault are more complex than hypothesized. © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

12-1-2003

Publication Title

Women and Criminal Justice

Volume

15

Issue

1

Number of Pages

81-99

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1300/J012v15n01_05

Socpus ID

33845954866 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33845954866

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