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01-11-2016 | Original Article
Implications of Partner Agreement of IPV for the Gender Symmetry Controversy
Authors:
Angela M. Neal, Katie M. Edwards
Published in:
Journal of Family Violence
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Issue 8/2016
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Abstract
Because romantic partners frequently disagree on the violence in their relationship, relying on nondyadic data for perpetration and victimization rates, especially to inform the gender symmetry controversy, is problematic. In order to have a more nuanced understanding of gender symmetry, we urge researchers to be cautious when drawing symmetry conclusions from non-dyadic samples. Furthermore, using both partners, we suggest that researchers employ more qualitative approaches to ascertain IPV agreement, note times in which either partner reports IPV as an indicator of the presence of violence, and investigate the extent to which conclusions regarding gender symmetry stem from participant selection bias.