Women desired to control their partners and were more likely to use physical aggression

http://bit.ly/2lMMOmH Women are more likely than men to be aggressive and controlling towards their partner, according to a study. The research found that women showed controlling behaviour along with serious levels of threats, intimidation and physical violence when in a relationship more often than men. More than 1,000 young men and women were questioned about…

Still more socially acceptable for adolescent girls to hit or slap boys in dating relationships

Still more socially acceptable for adolescent girls to hit or slap boys in dating relationships

Study: Boys are more frequent victims of dating violence than girls https://t.co/bfFLeMbfbD — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) October 2, 2018 We found that physical violence in dating relationships has decreased over the past decade among youth. In 2013, only one in 20 youth had reported experiencing dating victimization, down from one in 14 youth in 2003. Although…

Disappeared and became a shell of my former self

Disappeared and became a shell of my former self

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/he-would-drag-me-through-house-and-spit-survivor-speaks-after-three-years-domestic-abuse He threatened to strangle her, stalked her, broke into her home, would text death threats to her, shoved furniture into her, dragged her through the house and spat on her. The woman, who didn’t want to be identified, told 1 NEWS she finally wanted to speak out. “There was a constant level of fear……