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This version was published on August 1, 2008
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 23, No. 8, 1120-1138 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314086

Measuring Sex Differences in Violence Victimization and Perpetration Within Date and Same-Sex Peer Relationships

Monica H. Swahn

Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, mswahn{at}gsu.edu

Thomas R. Simon

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ileana Arias

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert M. Bossarte

West Virginia University

This study examines sex differences in the patterns of repeated perpetration and victimization of physical violence and psychological aggression within dating relationships and same-sex peer relationships. Data were obtained from the Youth Violence Survey: Linkages among Different Forms of Violence, conducted in 2004, and administered to all public school students enrolled in grades 7, 9, 11 and 12 (N = 4,131) in a high-risk school district. Analyses of adolescents who dated in the past year (n = 2,888) show that girls are significantly more likely than boys to report physical violence and psychological aggression perpetration within dating relationships. However, boys are significantly more likely than girls to report physically injuring a date. Boys are also significantly more likely than girls to report physical violence victimization and perpetration within same-sex peer relationships. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Key Words: date violence • peer violence • gender • methods


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