Citation

Chung GH, Tucker MB, Li G, Zhou X, Hwang S. J. Soc. Pers. Relat. 2011; 28(7): 1005-1023.

Affiliation

Seoul National University, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0265407510397984

PMID

22298940

PMCID

PMC3268254

Abstract

This is an exploratory study that examined verbal aggression in romantic relationships among unmarried Black and White women and men as a function of gender and race. We employed an ecological approach to examine the receipt of verbal aggression separately for men and women at the levels of individual, relationship, and community. We also explored whether gender-specific correlates of verbal aggression interacted with race. Analyses were based on a sample of 212 women and 133 men in non-marital romantic relationships recruited from 21 U.S. cities for a larger study. Linear mixed-effects models revealed that factors related to experiencing verbal aggression differed substantially for unmarried women and men in romantic relationships. Interesting racial differences also emerged distinctly for women and men.

Language: en