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Counseling and Psychological Services Dissertations

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2008

Coping resources

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The Role Of Coping Resources And Neuroticism In Predicting Female Aggression In Intimate Relationships., Dara N. Rampersad Oct 2008

The Role Of Coping Resources And Neuroticism In Predicting Female Aggression In Intimate Relationships., Dara N. Rampersad

Counseling and Psychological Services Dissertations

One hundred and eighty six adult heterosexual females enrolled in colleges across the United States were sampled to determine the influence of personality and coping variables on female Intimate Partner Aggression (IPA). The research instruments administered included online versions of: the Revised-Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2; Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996), which explored female Intimate Partner Psychological Aggression and Physical Assaultiveness; the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP; Goldberg, 1999), which measured the personality trait of Neuroticism; and the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress-Short Form (CRIS-SF; Matheny, Curlette, Aycock, Pugh, & Taylor, 2007), which assessed the coping resources of Tension Control …