Intimate Relationships and Personal Distress

@article{Arriaga2015IntimateRA,
  title={Intimate Relationships and Personal Distress},
  author={Ximena B. Arriaga and Emily L. Schkeryantz},
  journal={Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin},
  year={2015},
  volume={41},
  pages={1332 - 1344}
}
Aggression in intimate relationships is pervasive, has been implicated in personal distress, and yet may not be perceived as harmful. Two studies (cross-sectional, longitudinal) examined whether being the target of psychologically aggressive behavior by a partner is uniquely associated with personal distress, beyond the effects of general couple functioning, perpetrating aggression, or experiencing physical aggression. New instances of psychological aggression by a partner predicted increases… 
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