<p>The study
aimed to understand and advance the dynamics that influence psychological
aggression. Psychological aggression can be defined as, verbal and
non-verbal communication with the intent to harm another person mentally or
emotionally, and/or control another person. In our
society, the occurrence of psychological aggression in relationships is far
more tolerated then physical aggression, but the effects can be more long term
and harmful. The study hypothesized that an individual’s level of
differentiation of self--a person’s ability to differentiate between feeling
and thinking in times of stress--and their gender have a role in the severity of
psychological aggression. The study was approved by IRB and using an online survey through MTurk asked participants about experiencing and
perpetrating psychological aggression in their romantic relationships. The study had 192
participates in the multiple regression analyses, who provided some support that
the level of differentiation of self and severity of psychological aggression,
experiencing and perpetrating, have a negative significant relationship. Gender
was found to not impact the relationship between differentiation of self and
severity of psychological aggression. Clinical implications, limitations, and
future directions for research were addressed. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/8035772 |
| Date | 11 June 2019 |
| Creators | Mackenzie M Sullivan (6630641) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/The_Role_of_Differentiation_of_Self_and_Gender_on_the_Experience_of_Psychological_Aggression_by_a_Romantic_Partner/8035772 |
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