Table 1.

Item Level and Overall Rates for Past Year Aggression among Combat Veterans

	Partnered Veterans (n = 161)				Non-Partnered Veterans (n = 75)
	Partner Aggression		General Aggression		General Aggression
	n	%	n	%	n	%
CTS2 Physical Aggression
Threw something that could hurt	17	10.6	17	10.6	13	17.3
Twisted arm or hair	15	9.4	15	9.4	7	9.3
Pushed or shoved	37	23.1	35	21.9	19	25.3
Grabbed	37	23.1	36	22.6	19	25.3
Slapped	14	8.7	23	14.4	8	10.7
Kicked	0	0.0	11	6.9	5	6.7
Punched or hit	9	5.7	25	15.8	12	16.0
Choked	6	3.8	9	5.7	4	5.3
Slammed against a wall	11	6.9	23	14.5	13	17.3
Beat up	1	0.6	23	14.3	7	9.3
Burned or scalded	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	1.3
Used a knife or gun	1	0.6	12	7.5	3	4.0
Any aggression	53	32.9	52	32.3	29	38.7
CTS2 Psychological Aggression
Insulted or swore	124	77.0	116	72.0	60	80.0
Shouted or yelled	139	86.3	125	77.6	59	78.7
Stomped out of room or house or yard during a disagreement	112	69.6	61	37.9	36	48.0
Did something to spite	71	44.1	54	34.0	29	38.7
Called fat or ugly	20	12.4	34	21.3	23	30.7
Destroyed something belonging to the other person	32	19.9	19	11.9	12	16.0
Accused of being a lousy lover	33	20.5	8	5.0	5	6.7
Threatened to hit or throw something	33	20.5	40	24.8	27	36.0
Any aggression	147	91.3	129	80.6	65	86.7

Note. Abbreviation: CTS2, Revised Conflict Tactics Scale.