An Application of Attachment Theory to Court-Mandated Batterers

Buttell, Frederick P.; Muldoon, John P.; Carney, Michelle Mohr

doi:10.1007/s10896-005-5984-z

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“…Somebody presenting with only psychological aggression requires a different intervention and response from the criminal justice system than somebody who is an intimate terrorist and has consistently and repeatedly terrorized his or her partner both psychologically and physically. There is some evidence from both existing criminal justice and psychological studies to support such differential intervention (Buzawa, Hotaling, Klein, & Byrne, 1999;Cantos, Brenner, Goldstein, Lee, & Fowler, 2012;Puffett & Gavin, 2004).…”

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One Size Does Not Fit All in Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence

Cantos

O’Leary

2014

Partner Abuse

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A critical examination is needed of the often mandated one-size-fits-all Duluth intervention for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). The underlying philosophy of Duluth-based interventions is evaluated as well as the treatment outcome literature for this intervention. There is very little evidence to justify the current legal system practice of mandating all perpetrators to psychological interventions addressing power and control issues. A literature review of scientific findings with IPV perpetrators and the issues that need to be taken into consideration in developing alternative evidencebased interventions are presented. The evidence seems to favor heterogeneity and not homogeneity with respect to both type of perpetrator and type of violence. Assessment and treatment suggestions are made to address this evidence-based heterogeneity and a call is made to those responsible to stop perpetuating the practice of mandating all perpetrators to attend a single intervention for which there is very limited evidence of effectiveness. About twothirds of male perpetrators of IPV cease being physically aggressive against their partners if they are assigned to a probation officer, but there is minimal evidence that the addition of a Duluth-based intervention makes perpetration less likely.

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“…There have also been some attempts to view DV from an attachment theory perspective (Buttell, Muldoon, & Carney, 2005;Fonagy, 1999;Gormley, 2005;Lafontaine & Lussier, 2005). According to Bowlby (1977), attachment expectations developed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence persist throughout the lifetime.…”

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One Size Does Not Fit All in Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence

Cantos

O’Leary

2014

Partner Abuse

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“…Consistent with this idea, research examining interpersonal dependency has found that those who perpetrate intimate partner aggression are more likely to exhibit high levels of dependency on their partners compared with nonaggressive men. This has been demonstrated not only with community samples of men (Holtzworth‐Munroe, Stuart, & Hutchinson, ; Murphy et al., ), but also with men seeking treatment for intimate partner aggression (Buttell, Muldoon, & Carney, ).…”

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Maladaptive Dependency Schemas, Posttraumatic Stress Hyperarousal Symptoms, and Intimate Partner Aggression Perpetration

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Taft

Holowka

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JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS

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This study examined the associations between maladaptive dependency-related schemas, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) hyperarousal symptoms, and intimate-partner psychological and physical aggression in a sample of court-referred men (N = 174) participating in a domestic-abuser-intervention program. The men were largely African American; average age was 33.5 years. The extent to which hyperarousal symptoms moderated the association between dependency schemas and aggression was also examined. Maladaptive dependency-related schemas were positively associated with severe psychological, and mild and severe physical aggression perpetration. Hyperarousal symptoms were positively associated with mild and severe psychological aggression, and mild physical aggression perpetration. Multiple regression analyses showed a significant interaction for mild physical aggression: For those with high levels of hyperarousal symptoms, greater endorsement of maladaptive dependency schemas was associated with the perpetration of aggression (B = 0.98, p = .001). For those with low levels of hyperarousal symptoms, there was no association between dependency schemas and aggression (B = 0.04, ns). These findings suggest that focusing on problematic dependency and PTSD-hyperarousal symptoms in domestic-abuser-intervention programs may be helpful, and that examining related variables as possible moderators between dependency schemas and intimate aggression would be a fruitful area for future research.

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“…Generally, people with a high partner-specific dependency, despite having suffered an offense, tend to evaluate their partner’s behavior more positively, in order not to lose the esteem and acceptance (González-Jiménez & Hernández-Romera, 2014). Research conducted in the field of intimate partner violence has shown that excessive partner-specific dependency is linked to dysfunctional relationships, and can lead to greater tolerance of abuse, becoming an obstacle to end an abusive relationship (e.g., Buttell, Muldoon, & Carney, 2005). A study carried out by Valor-Segura, Expósito, Moya, and Kluwer (2014) revealed that, faced with different conflictive situations, women with a high partner-specific dependency experienced greater feelings of guilt, which led to a resolution of the conflict aimed towards loyalty or maintenance of the relationship.…”

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Partner-Specific Dependency and Guilt as Predictors of Forgiveness in Spanish University Women

2019

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Interpersonal transgressions often threaten the stability of the relationship. Within the scope of romantic relationships, physical violence and sexual infidelity have been considered the most difficult transgressions to forgive. Similarly, two variables considered relevant for forgiveness within the context of the couple are partner-specific dependency and the guilt experienced by the offended person. In that way, this research aims to approach the understanding of the forgiveness process of such transgressions. To this end, an experimental study was designed (N= 173 university women;Mage= 21.36,SD= 2.83), by which three indicators of forgiveness corresponding to the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale–18–Item Form (TRIM–18; “Revenge”, “Avoidance” and “Benevolence”), partner-specific dependency and sense of guilt of the offended person were examined in the face of the transgressions of physical violence and sexual infidelity. Results revealed that violence (vs. infidelity) is less forgiven (higher “Revenge”,p= .017, ηp2= .034). In addition, the results showed that high partner-specific dependency leads to further guilt which, in turn, leads to greater forgiveness towards the partner (less “Avoidance”,CIE= –.094,SE= .042, 95% CI [–.201, –.029]; and higher “Benevolence”,CIE= .080,SE= .037, 95% CI [.024, .173]) in light of violence (vs. infidelity). Last but not least, the previous findings and their possible implications for romantic relationships are discussed.

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An Application of Attachment Theory to Court-Mandated Batterers

Cited by 21 publications

References 20 publications

One Size Does Not Fit All in Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence

One Size Does Not Fit All in Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence

Maladaptive Dependency Schemas, Posttraumatic Stress Hyperarousal Symptoms, and Intimate Partner Aggression Perpetration

Partner-Specific Dependency and Guilt as Predictors of Forgiveness in Spanish University Women

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