Women may be more likely to be aggressive to their partners
than men, according to a study presented this week as part of a symposium on
intimate partner violence (IPV) at the British Psychological Society's Division
of Forensic Psychology annual conference in Glasgow.
Dr Elizabeth Bates from the University of Cumbria and
colleagues from the University of Central Lancashire gave a total of 1104
students (706 women and 398 men; aged between 18 to 71 with an average age of
24) questionnaires about their physical aggression and controlling behaviour,
to partners and to same-sex others (including friends).