domestic abuse, a study has found.Academics from Edinburgh and Stirling universities found mothers with male children had a 20 per cent higher chance of being assaulted by their partners than mums who had daughters.The groundbreaking research also concluded that young women were more likely to experience abuse than those who are older.The findings of the study – published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence – have been described as “surprising” by researchers.They believe an abuser may