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Journal of Marriage and Family

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volume 67 Issue 5, Pages 1169 - 1181

Published Online: 21 Nov 2005

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Observer, Self-, and Partner Reports of Hostile Behaviors in Romantic Relationships
Ming Cui 1 Frederick O. Lorenz 1 , Rand D. Conger 2 , Janet N. Melby 3 , Chalandra M. Bryant 4
  1 Iowa State University
  2 University of California, Davis *
  3 Iowa State University
  4 Pennsylvania State University **
Correspondence to  Institute for Social and Behavioral Research, Iowa State University, 2625 N. Loop Drive, Suite 500, Ames, IA 50010-8296 (mcui@iastate.edu).
 

*Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.

 

**Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

Copyright National Council on Family Relations, 2005
KEYWORDS
close relationships • cohabitation • dating • marriage • structural equation modeling

ABSTRACT

The present study examines how different observers of romantic relationships differ in their reports of hostility. Using confirmatory factor analysis with structured means, the results from 236 young adults and their romantic partners indicated that (a) the correlations among targets' self-reports, partners' reports, and observers' reports of targets' behaviors were moderate; (b) targets' self-reports of their own level of hostility were lower than their partners' reports of them; (c) young couples who were living together demonstrated a higher level of hostility than dating couples; and (d) women showed a higher level of hostility toward their partners than did men.

Received: 13 September 2005; Accepted: 14 November 2005;
DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00208.x About DOI

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