Victim and Perpetrator Accounts of Hurtful Messages: An Actor Partner Interdependence Model

• In Event: Perceptions of Hurtful Messages in Interpersonal Relationships: Whose Perception Matters?

Abstract

This study examined the influence of relational turbulence on victim and perpetrator accounts of hurtful incidents. Each couple provided data for two hurtful events that occurred in their relationship: one when the female was the victim of hurt and one when the male was the victim of hurt. Hypotheses were tested using an actor-partner interdependence model. Our study offers a dyadic perspective on how relationship qualities exacerbate emotional responses to hurtful incidents in romantic relationships.

Authors

• Rachel McLaren, University of Iowa

• Denise Solomon, Penn State University