This study examines racial/ethnic and sex differences in the prevalence of mutual intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health symptoms. The authors asked 676 university students in heterosexual relationships if they had experienced IPV, coercive victimization, and/or perpetration as well as symptoms of depression, anxiety, hostility, and…

This article explores how Greek Cypriot elementary school children construct their identities in relation to Sri Lankan and Filipino women who come to Cyprus as domestic workers. The article focuses primarily on the views of children whose families employ these women; however, the views of children whose families do not employ domestic workers are…

Research using behavioral measures has indicated that men react less positively to the touch of a same sex individual than women, that both men and women react more positively to the touch of an opposite sex individual than to the touch of a same sex individual, and that men and women do not differ in their reactions to opposite sex touch. This…

Many studies investigating gender differences in friendships have assumed that friendships were same-sex relationships. Only a few studies have focused on friendships between the sexes and most of these have used college student samples. This study examined friendships of 156 professional men and women using a self-report questionnaire consisting…

Presents the results of a study in which three measures of intimacy are related to the obligation to grant requests for resources, the obligation to offer resources in a time of need, characteristics of requests for resources, and characteristics of responses to rejection. (RAE)

Surveys an adult female sample of childhood sexual abuse survivors to determine if hardiness was effective in moderating the negative effects of perceived trauma and severity of the sexual abuse and internalized shame on relationship intimacy. Results indicate that perception and severity of abuse, and shame were significantly and negatively…

Reviews research concerning prevalence, varieties, contributing factors, and harmful consequences of sexual intimacies (occurring either prior to or subsequent to termination of treatment) between mental health professionals and clients. Notes that the sequelae of therapist-client sex may form a distinct syndrome and identifies 10 aspects of…

Examined relationship of discrepancy between couple's actual level of intimacy and desired level of intimacy and marital adjustment using data from 185 randomly selected couples. Results revealed that discrepancy between actual and desired intimacy of husbands and wives was highly predictive of marital adjustment. Couples with low intimacy scores…

Sees counseling interventions with gay men as most useful when mental health counselors are comfortable with their own sexual orientation and when they have conceptual maps to guide them in understanding issues unique to gay men. Assists counselors working with gay men in developmental exploration of identity and intimacy tasks. Provides…

Examined the extent to which young Iranian women (n=77) in Los Angeles have kept traditional values and/or identify with liberal values of United States. Results indicated the more acculturated the woman was the more liberal were her attitudes toward sex roles and intimate relationships. (ABL)

Explores possible relationships between adult attachment and violence among intimates. Describes insecure attachment patterns (Avoidant and Anxious/ambivalent), relating each to specific manifestations of courtship violence in dyadic interaction. Sees concepts contributing to understanding of courtship violence as exaggerated form of behavior…

Presents intimacy genogram, method for charting patterns of intimate behavior multigenerationally by questioning clients about their definitions of intimacy and how that intimacy is and was experienced and expressed historically in the family. Explains procedures for developing intimacy genogram and presents case example to illustrate its use. (NB)

Used longitudinal data from National Survey of Children to examine parent-child relationships in middle childhood and early adolescence. Found fathers much more involved with sons and tending to concentrate on more instrumental facets of support, whereas mothers tended to be more supportive across genders in traditional, affective sense.…

Examines gender and three aspects of couples' (N=50) marital intimacy using a method establishing both objective and subjective indices of intimacy. Results suggest that high intimacy is based on both understanding and similarity of intimate experience. Women reported higher levels of intimacy and were also better than men in predicting their…

Compares 32 nonfamilial child molesters with 32 comparable nonoffenders on measures of empathy, intimacy, loneliness, and self-esteem. Results indicate that the child molesters were deficient in empathy, intimacy, and self-esteem. Among the offenders, the correlations between scores on most of the measures had higher values than among the…