@article{ref1,
title="Competition and combativeness in courtship: Reports from women",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="1989",
author="Laner, Mary Riege",
volume="4",
number="2",
pages="181-195",
abstract="The relationship between a partner's perceived level of competitiveness and combativeness in courtship is examined, based on reports from 296 women. Competitiveness is seen as a direct measure of efforts to control. Results show that even high levels of competitive behaviors experienced as pleasant are unrelated to combativeness. However, as scores on a measure of unpleasant competitiveness increase, so do scores on a measure of psychological and physical combativeness. Findings are compared with those from an earlier study based on reports from men.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/BF01006628",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01006628"
}