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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2020 May 13;42(1):136–155. doi: 10.1177/0192513X20916205

Table 2.

OLS Regression of Intimate Partner Violence on Asymmetries and Control Variables (n=828)

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4a
Demographic Asymmetries
 Education (Educational homogamy)
  Male more educated −0.02 0.02 0.03 −0.01
  Female more educated −0.01 −0.06 −0.06 −0.10
 Employment (Both partners employed)
  Male employed, female unemployed 0.28 *** 0.29 *** 0.27 *** 0.17 *
  Both partners unemployed 0.59 *** 0.53 *** 0.49 *** 0.32 **
  Female employed, male unemployed 0.46 *** 0.35 *** 0.33 *** 0.20 *
 Race (Same-race) Interracial 0.29 *** 0.24 *** 0.24 ** 0.20 **
 Age (Age homogamy)
  Male older 0.12 0.10 0.11 0.13 *
  Female older −0.03 −0.10 −0.11 −0.07
Relational Asymmetries
 Investment (Investment homogamy)
  Male more invested −0.13 −0.13 −0.24 *
  Female more invested
 Power (Influence homogamy)
0.24 *** 0.20 ** 0.13
  Male more influence than female 0.51 *** 0.43 *** 0.28 **
  Female more influence than male 0.24 ** 0.22 ** 0.19 **
 Success (Success homogamy)
  Male more successful 0.00 0.03 0.03
  Female more successful 0.23 *** 0.17 ** 0.13 *
Risk Asymmetries
 Antisocial Behavior (Neither partner antisocial)
  Male, but not female, antisocial 0.43 *** 0.40 ***
  Both partners antisocial 0.57 *** 0.51 ***
  Female, but not male, antisocial 0.14 0.18

Source: Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study

Note:

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.001

a

Model 4 included all control variables, but due to spacing, the control variables are not presented in the table.