TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Internalized homophobia and intimate partner violence in young adult women's same-sex relationships
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Pepper, Bonnie I.
A1  - Sand, Shara
SP  - 656
EP  - 673
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - This study examined the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV), internalized homophobia, and psychological maladjustment in a convenience sample of young adult women. Rates of psychological and physical abuse in women's same-sex relationships were shown to be commensurate to previously reported rates of violence in the IPV literature; rates of sexual coercion were also ascertained. A relationship was found between Moral and Religious Attitudes Toward Lesbianism (MRATL), a dimension of internalized homophobia, and the perpetration of sexual coercion. As expected, internalized homophobia was connected to psychological maladjustment. In addition, both the perpetration of psychological aggression and physical violence were associated with emotional instability. The study findings are discussed within the current body of literature on IPV.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2015.1049764
ID  - ref1
ER  -