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Table 5 Dating Violence Chronicity (Male respondents)

From: Dating violence victimization across the teen years: Abuse frequency, number of abusive partners, and age at first occurrence

Male respondents (N=107)

Controlling behavior

Put downs, name calling

Yell, swore, insulted

Unwanted calls, texts, visits

Threaten

Hit, slapped, hurt

Pressured into sex, begging

Pressured into sex, threat

Number reporting abuse

N=20

N=16

N=47

N=29

N=10

N=14

N=12

N=1

 

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

n (%)†

Number of abusive partners

        

  1

11 (57.9)

7 (46.7)

21 (48.8)

11 (39.3)

4 (44.4)

8 (72.7)

6 (54.6)

1 (100.0)

  2

5 (26.3)

7 (46.7)

19 (44.2)

15 (53.6)

5 (55.6)

2 (18.2)

4 (36.4)

0 (0.0)

  3+

3 (15.8)

1 (6.7)

3 (7.0)

2 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (9.1)

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

  missing

1

1

4

1

1

3

1

0

Number of occurrences

        

  1

4 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (17.4)

5 (17.9)

0 (0.0)

4 (33.3)

6 (50.0)

1 (100.0)

  2-5

8 (40.0)

4 (26.7)

21 (45.7)

9 (32.1)

8 (88.9)

8 (66.7)

4 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

  6-11

2 (10.0)

6 (40.0)

4 (8.7)

2 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

  11-20

1 (5.0)

2 (13.3)

4 (8.7)

5 (17.9)

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  >20

3 (15.0)

2 (13.3)

4 (8.7)

4 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  don’t remember

2 (10.0)

1 (6.7)

5 (10.9)

3 (10.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

0 (0.0)

  missing

0

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

Age at first occurrence

        

  13-15

6 (30.0)

9 (60.0)

13 (28.9)

8 (28.6)

2 (22.2)

2 (18.2)

2 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

  16-17

7 (35.0)

5 (33.3)

23 (51.1)

10 (35.7)

3 (33.3)

5 (45.5)

5 (41.7)

0 (0.0)

  18-19

7 (35.0)

1 (6.7)

9 (20.0)

10 (35.7)

4 (44.4)

4 (36.4)

5 (41.7)

1 (100.0)

  missing

0

1

2

1

1

3

0

0

Was alcohol involved

        

  No

      

8 (66.7)

0 (0.0)

  Yes

      

4 (33.3)

1 (100.0)

  missing

      

0

0

  1. † Missing responses not included in denominator when calculating percentages.