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Impact of dating violence on mental health

Table 6. Intercorrelations between violence perpetration and victimization for the four groups
Men Women
Opposite‑sex partner Same‑sex partner Opposite‑sex partner Same‑sex partner
Total violence 0.70*** 0.50*** 0.52*** 0.48***
Psychological violence 0.54*** 0.48*** 0.56*** 0.46***
Physical violence 0.80*** 0.52*** 0.37*** 0.43***
Sexual violence 0.53*** 0.27** −0.04 0.53***
Notes: **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

Table 7. Contingency table between dating violence perpetration and victimization for the four groups

Men Women
Opposite‑sex partner Same‑sex partner Opposite‑sex partner Same‑sex partner
n % n % n % n %
Neither victim nor perpetrator 35 29.2 42 35 64 44.4 51 35.4
Never victim but perpetrator 4 3.3 5 4.2 10 6.9 8 5.6
Victims but not perpetrators 17 14.2 16 13.3 14 9.7 18 12.5
Victims and perpetrators 64 53.3 57 47.5 56 38.9 67 46.5

Table 8. Correlations between women’s dating violence victimization and study variables disaggregated by partner type
Total violence victimization Psychological violence Physical violence Sexual violence
Same-sex partner
Somatic symptoms 0.13 0.13 0.09 0.00
Anxiety and insomnia symptoms 0.22** 0.24** 0.08 0.04
Social dysfunction 0.07 0.07 0.01 0.07
Severe depression symptoms 0.15 0.17* 0.05 0.04
Life satisfaction −0.10 −0.14 0.02 0.01
Self-esteem −0.18* −0.17* −0.13 −0.08
Traditional gender role attitudes 0.15 0.15 0.12 −0.02
Masculine/instrumental trait −0.05 −0.09 0.12 −0.07
Feminine/expressive trait 0.04 −0.04 0.19* 0.11
Age −0.10 −0.09 −0.03 −0.10
Education level a −0.07 −0.09 0.02 −0.01
Opposite-sex partner
Somatic symptoms 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.03
Anxiety and insomnia symptoms 0.21* 0.20* 0.17* 0.07
Social dysfunction 0.11 0.11 0.05 0.04
Severe depression symptoms 0.14 0.12 0.06 0.19*
Life satisfaction −0.14 −0.11 −0.14 −0.09
Self-esteem −0.07 −0.04 −0.11 −0.11
Traditional gender role attitudes 0.15 0.19* −0.03 0.01
Masculine/instrumental trait 0.08 0.08 0.06 −0.01
Feminine/expressive trait 0.04 0.05 0.01 −0.09
Age 0.03 0.07 −0.03 −0.14
Education level a 0.14 0.16 0.00 −0.03
Notes: Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Statistically significant coefficients are shown in bold. *p<0.05; **p<0.01.
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Volume 2 Issue 4 (2024) 9 https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.3300