@article{ref1,
title="The effects of intimacy and target sex on direct aggression: further evidence",
journal="Aggressive behavior",
year="2012",
author="Cross, Catharine P. and Campbell, Andrea",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="272-280",
abstract="The effects on aggression of target sex and relationship with the target were investigated using self-report data. One hundred and seventy-four participants (115 female) reported on acts of direct aggression in the last 2 years toward intimate partners, known and unknown same-sex targets, and known and unknown opposite-sex targets. Women's self-reported aggression was higher toward partners than other targets, replicating previous findings regarding women's intimate partner aggression. Women's aggression was consistently higher toward same-sex than opposite-sex targets, but the effect of knowing the target was inconsistent. Men's self-reported aggression was more frequent toward same-sex than opposite-sex targets-including intimate partners-and more frequent toward known than unknown targets. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed with reference to a partner-specific reduction in women's fear, and sex differences in threshold for classifying someone as &quot;known well.&quot; Limitations of the present sample and suggestions for future work are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 38:272-280, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-140X",
doi="10.1002/ab.21430",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21430"
}