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Yllo, Kersti; Straus, Murray A. – Family Relations, 1981
Data from a national sample found that cohabitors are more violent than marrieds. However, cohabitors over 30, divorced women, those with high incomes, and those who were together for over ten years, had very low rates of violence. Suggests cohabitation should not be seen as a unitary phenomenon. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Comparative Testing, Interpersonal Relationship