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Agreement on Reporting of Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Violence Among White, Black, and Hispanic Couples in the United States

University of Texas School of Public Health, raul.caetano{at}utsouthwestern.edu

Craig Field

University of Texas at Austin

Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler

University of Texas School of Public Health

Sherry Lipsky

Harborview Medical Center

This article examines agreement on reports of male-to-female and female-to-male psychological, physical, and sexual violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States. Using a probability sample, separate face-to-face interviews were conducted in respondents' homes with both members of 1,025 intact couples living in the 48 contiguous states. The overall survey response rate was 72%. Results indicate that agreement on each of the three types of violence is low, independent of perpetrator's gender and ethnicity. Kappa coefficients of agreement range from .07 to .48. Higher agreement is obtained for psychological violence, followed by physical and sexual violence. Depending on the type of violence, between 30% (psychological aggression) and 90% (sexual coercion) of events would not have been identified if identification required agreement between partners. Logistic analysis shows that the severity of violence is the only variable that increases the likelihood of agreement across the three types of violence.

Key Words: violence • ethnicity • national survey • report agreement

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 8, 1318-1337 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508322181


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