Table 1.
Percentage of sample reporting to each romantic perpetration and support item, broken down by sex.
| When you and your partner are (were) dating and spend (spent) time talking or doing things together, how often do (did) you… | Never (Girls/Boys) | Almost never (Girls/Boys) | Not too often (Girls/Boys) | About half of the time (Girls/Boys) | Fairly often (Girls/Boys) | Almost always (Girls/Boys) | Always (Girls/Boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romantic Perpetration | |||||||
| 1. Get angry at him/her | 29 / 37% | 22 / 26% | 25 / 24% | 9 / 5% | 10 / 6% | 2 / 1% | 3 / 1% |
| 2. Criticize him/her or his/her ideas | 47 / 38% | 27 / 25% | 15 / 18% | 6 / 9% | 3 / 6% | 1 / 3% | 1 / 1% |
| 3. Ignore him/her when he/she tries to talk to you | 56 / 52% | 23 / 25% | 14 / 14% | 4 / 4% | 2 / 3% | 0 / 1% | 1 / 1% |
| 4. Give him/her a lecture about how he/she should behave | 55 / 49% | 18 / 19% | 11 / 14% | 6 / 8% | 5 / 5% | 2 / 3% | 3 / 2% |
| 5. Boss him/her around a lot | 68 / 63% | 16 / 19% | 8 / 10% | 3 / 4% | 3 / 2% | 1 / 1% | 1 / 1% |
| 6. Hit, push, grab or shove him/her | 83 / 78% | 10 / 12% | 4 / 6% | 1 / 3% | 1 / 1% | 1 / 0% | 0 / 0% |
| 7. Not listen to him/her or pay attention to him/her | 74 / 64% | 15 / 19% | 6 / 9% | 2 / 4% | 1 / 2% | 1 / 1% | 1 / 1% |
| 8. Insult, swear at him/her, or call him/her bad names | 75 / 70% | 15 / 16% | 6 / 8% | 2 / 3% | 1 / 2% | 1 / 1% | 0 / 0% |
| 9. Tell him/her that you are right and he/she is wrong about things | 53 / 44% | 18 / 21% | 12 / 12% | 7 / 10% | 5 / 6% | 2 / 4% | 3 / 3% |
| 10. Threaten to hurt him/her by hitting him/her with your fist or an object | 89 / 81% | 7 / 11% | 2 / 5% | 1 / 2% | 1 / 1% | 0 / 0% | 0 / 0% |
| 11. When you are together, you spend more time on your phone than with him/her | 56 / 57% | 25 / 21% | 10 / 10% | 4 / 6% | 2 / 1% | 1 / 3% | 2 / 2% |
| Romantic Support | |||||||
| 1. Ask him/her for their opinion about an important matter | 4 / 7% | 3 / 4% | 9 / 12% | 9 / 14% | 23 / 22% | 21 / 19% | 31 / 22% |
| 2. Listen carefully to his/her point of view | 2 / 5% | 0 / 1% | 3 / 4% | 6 / 7% | 15 / 19% | 26 / 26% | 48 / 38% |
| 3. Let him/her know you really care about them | 2 / 5% | 2 / 3% | 5 / 5% | 5 / 9% | 13 / 17% | 19 / 22% | 54 / 39% |
| 4. Act supportive and understanding toward him/her | 4 / 8% | 1 / 3% | 2 / 3% | 5 / 6% | 8 / 13% | 24 / 26% | 56 / 41% |
| 5. Tell him/her you love them | 23 / 21% | 5 / 6% | 5 / 7% | 4 / 7% | 6 / 9% | 12 / 14% | 45 / 36% |