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Clearing up the He Said/She Said of Dating Aggression: A Multimethod Investigation of Externalizing Behaviors and Psychological Aggression

Klipfel, Katherine Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1333389900

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2012, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
More than 90% of individuals report experiencing psychological aggression in their dating relationships. One significant risk factor for psychological aggression is externalizing behavior problems. However, most of the derived estimates of externalizing behavior problems and psychological aggression rely on self-report measures by one individual, which fail to capture the dual perspectives of romantic relationship processes. To address this issue, the current study used dating partners’ dyadic, multi-method data to clarify the relationship between externalizing behavior problems (self- and partner- reported) and psychological aggression (self-reported acts and received acts and observed acts). Results of a series of path analyses indicated that externalizing behavior problems were associated with both one’s own and one’s partner’s psychological aggression acts and received acts, though these effects were qualified by gender and method. Given that discrepancies were evident among different methods of report, the results of this study underscore the importance of using multiple informants and methods in understanding both psychological aggression and risk factors associated with psychological aggression.
Manfred van Dulmen (Advisor)
Kristin Mickelson (Committee Member)
Beth Wildman (Committee Member)
Janis Crowther (Committee Member)
78 p.
Psychology
Psychological Aggression; Dyadic; Multimethod; Externalizing Behaviors; Dating Aggression; Risk

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  • Klipfel, K. M. (2012). Clearing up the He Said/She Said of Dating Aggression: A Multimethod Investigation of Externalizing Behaviors and Psychological Aggression [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1333389900

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Klipfel, Katherine. Clearing up the He Said/She Said of Dating Aggression: A Multimethod Investigation of Externalizing Behaviors and Psychological Aggression. 2012. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1333389900.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Klipfel, Katherine. "Clearing up the He Said/She Said of Dating Aggression: A Multimethod Investigation of Externalizing Behaviors and Psychological Aggression." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1333389900

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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