Victimization and perpetration of abusive behaviors
Regarding perpetration, the most common experiences of abuse were
getting annoyed at their significant other (SO) when they talked to
someone of the opposite sex (straight couples) or the same sex
(non-straight couples) (37.1%), emotional punishment (36.1%),
demanding to know the location of the SO (33.8%), ignoring the feelings
of their SO (24.2%) and criticizing the physical appearance of their SO
(21%). Concerning victimization, the participants experienced the same
abuse they committed. No gender differences were found in the type of
abuse received or perpetrated. Table 1 summarizes the results.