Low intensity intimate partner aggression in Ghana: Support for the revised gender symmetry theory in an African country

被引：5

作者：

Darko, George ^{[1
]}

Bjorkqvist, Kaj ^{[1
]}

Osterman, Karin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Abo Akad Univ, POB 311, Vaasa 65101, Finland

来源：

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 2019年 / 45卷 / 01期

关键词：

Ghana; intimate partner aggression; low intensity aggression; revised gender symmetry theory; FEMALE UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS; PHYSICAL AGGRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DATING PARTNERS; PREVALENCE; CONFLICT;

D O I：

10.1002/ab.21796

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Sex differences in the perpetration and victimization of low intensity intimate partner aggression (IPA) were investigated in Ghana. The sample consisted of 1,204 adults (mean age 44.1 yrs., SD 13.5), 602 males and 602 females. IPA was measured with the DIAS-Adult questionnaire, which measures perpetration and victimization of physical, indirect, nonverbal, cyber, and economic aggression in a relationship. Males scored higher than females on being victimized by their partner from physical, indirect, and nonverbal aggression, while females scored higher than males on being perpetrators of physical, indirect, nonverbal, and cyber aggression. A high educational level was positively associated with both perpetration and victimization of IPA. This is the second study to report men being more victimized by low intensity IPA than women in an African nation, thus finding support for Archer's (2018) revised gender symmetry theory of IPA not only in Western, but also in African countries.

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页码：52 / 61

页数：10

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