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Impact of dating violence on mental health

Table 9 shows the correlation coefficients between men’s insomnia, and social dysfunction symptoms. Those with
victimization from dating violence and the study variables, higher levels of physical violence victimization reported
disaggregated by partner type. Men in both groups who more somatic, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms. Finally,
experienced more total victimization reported greater men with opposite-sex partners who had internalized
anxiety and insomnia symptoms, although the effect size feminine/expressive traits experienced less physical,
of the correlation coefficient was small. Men with more psychological, and total dating violence victimization.
traditional gender role attitudes also reported greater dating Table 10 presents the correlation coefficients between
victimization, though the correlations were not statistically women’s perpetration of dating violence and the study
significant for psychological violence among men with variables, disaggregated by partner type. There are some
same-sex partners or for sexual violence among men with statistically significant correlation coefficients, although
opposite-sex partners. Men with same-sex partners who the effect size was small. In both groups, women with
experienced greater psychological violence victimization more traditional attitudes toward gender roles perpetrated
reported more anxiety and insomnia symptoms, while greater psychological and total dating violence. In addition,
those who internalized masculine/instrumental traits women with same-sex partners who reported perpetrating
reported greater psychological, physical, and total more physical violence had more somatic, depressive,
violence victimization. Men with opposite-sex partners and anxiety and insomnia symptoms, as well as lower
who reported greater total dating violence victimization self-esteem. Those who internalized feminine/expressive
reported more severe depression, lower self-esteem, and traits reported less perpetration of psychological and
reduced life satisfaction. In addition, men with higher levels total violence. Women with an opposite-sex partner who
of sexual victimization reported more somatic, anxiety, reported greater perpetration of psychological and total

Table 9. Correlations between men’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 0.05 0.05 0.06 −0.02
Anxiety and insomnia symptoms 0.20* 0.20* 0.14 0.08
Social dysfunction −0.02 −0.07 0.04 0.11
Severe depression symptoms 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.07
Life satisfaction 0.09 0.06 0.13 0.05
Self-esteem 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.05
Traditional gender role attitudes 0.18* 0.09 0.19* 0.40***
Masculine/instrumental trait 0.25** 0.25** 0.23* 0.01
Feminine/expressive trait 0.04 0.03 0.10 −0.07
Age −0.01 0.01 −0.01 −0.06
Education level a 0.06 0.09 0.00 −0.04
Opposite-sex partner
Somatic symptoms 0.21* 0.14 0.18* 0.29**
Anxiety and insomnia symptoms 0.20* 0.14 0.20* 0.22*
Social dysfunction 0.11 0.07 0.11 0.19*
Severe depression symptoms 0.30** 0.20* 0.28** 0.40***
Life satisfaction −0.46*** −0.41*** −0.36*** −0.34***
Self-esteem −0.29** −0.24** −0.26** −0.20*
Traditional gender role attitudes 0.30** 0.22* 0.32*** 0.14
Masculine/instrumental trait 0.05 0.00 −0.02 0.10
Feminine/expressive trait −0.27** −0.22* −0.27** −0.10
Age 0.02 0.08 −0.06 −0.03
Education level a 0.03 0.03 −0.05 0.02
Notes: Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Statistically significant coefficients are shown in bold. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
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