We examine to what extent control behavior precipitates disputes involving adversaries in different social relationships. We hypothesize that disputes between intimate partners and illegal business partners are more likely than other disputes to involve control because they involve a higher level of interdependence between the participants. A sample of male inmates (n = 479) and nonoffenders (n = 206) were asked whether control behaviors (e.g., verbal commands) precipitated their most recent disputes (n = 1184). Bivariate probit regression models allowed us to examine mutual control as well as unilateral control. Disputes between intimate partners were more likely than disputes between adversaries in other relationships to be precipitated by mutual control, but not unilateral or one-sided control by men. Disputes between illegal business partners also predicted mutual control, but not unilateral control. Discussions of the motives for violence would benefit from consideration of the classic social psychological literature on power and influence.

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推和推：控制行为是言语和暴力纠纷的诱因

我们研究了控制行为在多大程度上引发了涉及不同社会关系中的对手的纠纷。我们假设亲密合伙人和非法商业合伙人之间的纠纷比其他纠纷更可能涉及控制，因为它们涉及参与者之间更高水平的相互依赖。男性囚犯 ( n  = 479) 和非罪犯 ( n  = 206)的样本被问及控制行为（例如，口头命令）是否促成了他们最近的争执（n = 1184）。双变量概率回归模型使我们能够检查相互控制以及单边控制。亲密伴侣之间的纠纷比其他关系中的对手之间的纠纷更有可能由相互控制引发，而不是男性单方面或片面的控制。非法商业伙伴之间的纠纷也预示着相互控制，而不是单边控制。对暴力动机的讨论将受益于关于权力和影响力的经典社会心理学文献的考虑。