TY - JOUR
T1 - Agreement on reporting of physical, psychological, and sexual violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States
AU - Caetano, Raul
AU - Field, Craig
AU - Ramisetty-Mikler, Suhasini
AU - Lipsky, Sherry
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - This article examines agreement on reports of male-to-female and female-to-male psychological, physical, and sexual violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States. Using a probability sample, separate face-to-face interviews were conducted in respondents' homes with both members of 1,025 intact couples living in the 48 contiguous states. The overall survey response rate was 72%. Results indicate that agreement on each of the three types of violence is low, independent of perpetrator's gender and ethnicity. Kappa coefficients of agreement range from. 07 to. 48. Higher agreement is obtained for psychological violence, followed by physical and sexual violence. Depending on the type of violence, between 30% (psychological aggression) and 90% (sexual coercion) of events would not have been identified if identification required agreement between partners. Logistic analysis shows that the severity of violence is the only variable that increases the likelihood of agreement across the three types of violence.
AB - This article examines agreement on reports of male-to-female and female-to-male psychological, physical, and sexual violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States. Using a probability sample, separate face-to-face interviews were conducted in respondents' homes with both members of 1,025 intact couples living in the 48 contiguous states. The overall survey response rate was 72%. Results indicate that agreement on each of the three types of violence is low, independent of perpetrator's gender and ethnicity. Kappa coefficients of agreement range from. 07 to. 48. Higher agreement is obtained for psychological violence, followed by physical and sexual violence. Depending on the type of violence, between 30% (psychological aggression) and 90% (sexual coercion) of events would not have been identified if identification required agreement between partners. Logistic analysis shows that the severity of violence is the only variable that increases the likelihood of agreement across the three types of violence.
KW - Ethnicity
KW - National survey
KW - Report agreement
KW - Violence
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260508322181
DO - 10.1177/0886260508322181
M3 - Article
C2 - 18768744
AN - SCOPUS:69149110828
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 24
SP - 1318
EP - 1337
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 8
ER -