NCJ Number
152595
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1994) Pages: 347-356
Date Published
1994
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Data from 246 female and 146 male undergraduate students in Hong Kong formed the basis of an analysis of the extent of spouse abuse in Chinese families in Hong Kong.
Abstract
The participants reported on various forms of aggression and violence between their parents. Results revealed that about 75 percent of the participants reported verbal or symbolic aggression between the parents, while 14 percent reported the use of physical violence. In general, fathers engaged in more verbal aggression against their spouses than did mothers. However, mothers were as likely as fathers to use physical force toward their spouses. Parental involvement in family conflicts did not vary with the child's gender, except that the female participants observed that their fathers reasoned less but engaged in more insulting, throwing, smashing, hitting, or kicking things than did their mothers. 26 references (Author abstract modified)