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.