@article {Waldner-Haugrud:1997:0886-6708:173,
title = "Victimization and Perpetration Rates of Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships: Gender Issues Explored",
journal = "Violence and Victims",
parent_itemid = "infobike://springer/vav",
publishercode ="springer",
year = "1997",
volume = "12",
number = "2",
publication date ="1997-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "173-184",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0886-6708",
eissn = "1945-7073",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/vav/1997/00000012/00000002/art00006",
author = "Waldner-Haugrud, Lisa K. and Gratch, Linda V. and Magruder, Brian",
abstract = "This study explores gender differences in victimization and perpetration experiences of gays and lesbians in intimate relationships. A sample of 283 gays and lesbians reported on their experiences both as victims and perpetrators of gay/lesbian relationship violence by completing a
modified version of the Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus, Gelles, & Steinmetz, 1980). General results indicate that 47.5% of lesbians and 29.7% of gays have been victimized by a same-sex partner. Further, lesbians reported an overall perpetration rate of 38% compared to 21.8% for gay men.
Other findings were as follows: (1) lesbians were more likely to be classified as victims and perpetrators of violence than gay men; (2) lesbians were more likely to report pushing or being pushed than gay men; (3) lesbians reported experiencing a greater number of different victimization
and perpetration tactics than gay men; and finally, (4) when items were weighted to create an indicator of severity, no significant differences between lesbians and gay men were found.",
}