TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Competition and combativeness in courtship: Reports from women
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Laner, Mary Riege
SP  - 181
EP  - 195
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01006628
ID  - ref1
ER  -