Used national representative sample of persons who date to examine processes surrounding use and receipt of rational, verbally aggressive, and physically aggressive tactics in disputes. Results showed that women were at least as likely as men to engage in physical disputes. Young, lower class, and those who drank before a conflict were more prone…

Administered questionnaire using Straus' Conflict Tactics Scale subscores to determine impact of gender, level of emotional commitment, and interactive status on subscores. Results from 535 college students suggest that violence in relationships occurs much earlier in the development of emotional commitment than had been suggested earlier.…

Reviews the research literature on children's experience of the restructuring of the family following divorce. The effects of divorce are organized according to differences observed as a function of the child's age and gender, parental conflict, post-divorce family stability, and parent-child relationships. Conflict reducing custody arrangements…