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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 1 Adolescents who committed violent acts against their partner by gender

From: Personality characteristics of a sample of violent adolescents against their partners

 

Boys

Girls

p

eta

n

%

n

%

Sexual abuse

102

50.75

73

31.87

.001**

.616

Relational abuse

17

8.46

11

4.8

.082

.378

Threatening behavior

27

13.44

47

20.52

.004**

.586

Physical abuse

15

7.46

55

24.02

.000**

.659

Verbal-emotional abuse

166

82.6

207

90.40

.001**

.709

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