Relational aggression and victimization in young adults' romantic relationships: Associations with perceptions of parent, peer, and romantic relationship quality

Jennifer Ruh Linder, Nicki R. Crick, W A Collins

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Abstract

This study had three goals: (a) To investigate gender differences in relational aggression and victimization within young adults romantic relationships, (b) to investigate associations between romantic relational aggression and victimization and perceptions of romantic relationship quality, and (c) to explore parent and peer predictors of romantic relational aggression and victimization. College students (70 females and 34 males) completed self-reports of romantic relational aggression and victimization, and parent, peer, and romantic relationship quality. Men and women reported equal levels of romantic relational aggression, and men reported higher levels of victimization than women. Aggression and victimization were positively correlated with negative romantic relationship qualities and negatively correlated with positive relationship qualities. Regression analyses indicated that both romantic relational victimization and romantic relational aggression explained variance in romantic relationship quality. There were several significant associations between parent and peer relationship quality and romantic relational aggression and victimization, which suggest that poor relationships with parents and peers may play a role in the development and maintenance of these behaviors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-86
Number of pages18
JournalSocial Development
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Adolescence
  • Aggression
  • Romantic
  • Victimization

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