Sex Role Identity and Jealousy as Correlates of Abusive Behavior in Lesbian Relationships

Abstract

This article presents the findings of a study from a crosssectional sample of 105 lesbians taken from a non-clinical setting to investigate to what extent they exhibited abusive behavior toward an intimate female partner and whether the abuse was physical, psychological, or both. This study examined whether an association exists between a lesbian's sex role identity, particularly the dimension of femininity, and her abusive behavior. The hypothesis that jealousy in the relationship would be positively associated with reported incidences of abusive behavior was also examined. The results show that when abuse is broadly defined a sizable minority report high incidences of overall abuse and psychological abuse at some time during their current relationship. The most salient finding of this study was the strong evidence of a relationship between jealousy and abusive behavior. The implications of these findings underscore the need for continued and enhanced delivery of services. Other implications of this study point toward consciousness-raising to the larger community about institutionalized and individual homophobia and heterosexism.

Empirical Research About Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: A Methodological Review

“…Fifteen studies were deemed adequate, with final scores ranging between 40% and 69% (Balsam et al, 2005; T. W. Burke et al, 2002;Craft & Serovich, 2005;Fortunata & Kohn, 2003;Heintz & Melendez, 2006;McClennen, Summers, & Daley, 2002;McClennen, Summers, & Vaughan, 2002;Merrill & Wolfe, 2000;Miller, Greene, Causby, White, & Lockhart, 2001;Owen & Burke, 2004;Regan, Bartholomew, Oram, & Landolt, 2002;Scherzer, 1998;Telesco, 2003;Toro-Alfonso & Rodriguez-Madera, 2004b;Waldner-Haugrud, Gratch, & Magruder, 1997). One study (Poorman & Seelau, 2001) was deemed unacceptable, with a final score falling below 40%.…”

Różnice międzypłciowe w zazdrości – perspektywa psychologii osobowości a perspektywa psychologii ewolucyjnej

“…Buunk (1981) 2014uzyskali wyniki świadczące o większej zazdrości u kobiet. W ostatnich latach wśród zmiennych różnicujących zazdrość badacze coraz częściej wskazują także płeć psychologiczną (Aylor, Dainton 2001;Telesco 2001). Różnice międzypłciowe w zazdrości mogą wynikać w większym stopniu z wyuczonych ról płciowych w trakcie socjalizacji, a nie z biologicznego faktu bycia kobietą lub mężczyzną.…”

“…Z kolei w badaniu G.A. Telesco (2001) wymiar kobiecości u lesbijek w słabym stopniu nasilał zazdrość. Badań z uwzględnieniem płci psychologicznej jest jednak niewiele.…”

“…Uwzględniając wyniki badań Telesco (2001) oraz Bringle'a i in. (1977), sformułowano hipotezę H1: Kobiecość psychologiczna jest związana z silniejszym doświadczaniem zazdrości, męskość zaś wiąże się ze słabszym doświadczaniem zazdrości.…”

Evaluación del abuso psicológico en parejas del mismo sexo: evidencias de validez de la EAPA-P en una muestra de habla hispana

“…Different research efforts have tried to evaluate the PA in same-sex couples, mainly in English-speaking contexts, either with items elaborated ad hoc (i.e., Carvalho, Lewis, Derlega, Winstead, & Viggiano, 2011) or with measures previously validated with people in different-sex couples, such as the widely known Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (i.e., Matte & Lafontaine, 2011), or to a lesser extent, the Abusive Behavior Inventory (i.e., Telesco, 2003). The psychological aggression scale of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2; Straus et al, 1996), validated with people in same-sex couples, measures acts of psychological aggression perpetrated and received in the past 12 months through 8 items (Matte & Lafontaine, 2011).…”