Attachment Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Subsequent Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A 6-Month Prospective Study Among College Women

Sandberg, David A.; Valdez, Christine E.; Engle, Jessica L.; Menghrajani, Ekta

doi:10.1177/0886260516651314

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“…For example, several studies tested this relationship considering the role of early trauma. First, results brought by Sandberg et al ( 2016 ) underlined that anxious attachment significantly predicted physical IPV victimization also after controlling the role of trauma. In contrast, Karakoç et al ( 2015 ) showed that, when controlling for the effect of trauma, insecure attachment no longer predicted IPV victimization among patients suffering from depression.…”

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Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment

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Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an important public health challenge. In recent years, there has been a greater awareness concerning this phenomenon, its causes and consequences. Due to the relational nature of IPV, attachment theory (Bowlby, 1988) appears a useful framework to read the phenomenon and to better understand its components and its dynamics to provide more precise and tailored interventions in the future.Purpose: To summarize our knowledge of the research concerning IPV and attachment with an aim to better design and implement future research.Methods: Computer database researches were conducted using the following databases: Psychinfo, Psycharticle, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed (all years to the 01/02/2018). Search terms were compiled into two concepts for all database namely Attachment and IPV.Results: After removing the duplicates, a total of 3,598 records was screened, resulting in the identification of 319 full-text articles to be further scrutinized. Upon closer examination, there was consensus that 113 of those studies met the study inclusion criteria. Data was organized considering specifically studies concerning (1) IPV victimization and attachment, (2) IPV perpetration and attachment (both these sections were articulated in Physical, Psychological, and Sexual IPV), and (3) New research (comprising same-sex couples, IPV and attachment in couple contexts and IPV profiles and attachment among perpetrators).Conclusion: A number of studies failed to find significant associations between insecure attachment and IPV victimization or perpetration. Additional research is needed to provide a greater understanding of different IPV forms and to aid in the development of prevention and treatment interventions.

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Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment

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“…A recent longitudinal study reported that attachment anxiety was associated with increased risk for experiencing physical assault, while attachment avoidance was unrelated to subsequent IPV victimization ( Sandberg et al, 2019 ). To measure causality one must have a prospective design.…”

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Attachment Characteristics Among Women Victimized in No, One, and Multiple IPV Relationships: A Case–Control Study

Ørke

Bjørkly

Dufort

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Violence Against Women

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This cross-sectional study compared attachment characteristics among women victimized by intimate partner violence (IPV) in no, one, and multiple relationships ( N = 154). Results indicated that compared with the nonvictimized, victimized women had increased likelihood of higher attachment avoidance. Compared with women victimized in one relationship, women victimized in multiple relationships had higher likelihood of higher attachment anxiety scores. Adjusting for childhood adversities, childhood sexual abuse was an independent risk factor for IPV. Childhood emotional abuse mediated the association between attachment anxiety and IPV victimization in multiple relationships in particular. Attachment theory appeared useful for better understanding women’s vulnerability for multiple violent relationships.

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“…In this sense, Furman and Simon [ 37 ] note that men tend to show greater avoidant attachment and lesser anxious attachment. Likewise, the anxious attachment that some women have has been related to greater victimization [ 38 ]. However, other authors have related victimization to aspects that are more interconnected with the role that society gives to men and women.…”

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Moral Disengagement as a Moderating Factor in the Relationship between the Perception of Dating Violence and Victimization

Gordillo

Antelo

Parra

2020

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There have been studies establishing the relationship between moral disengagement and aggressiveness in various contexts, especially in the role of the aggressor. Few, however, have analyzed moral disengagement’s mediating role in the phenomenon of teenage dating violence, taking into account how these mechanisms affect the victims’ perception of themselves as fearful, trapped, or mistreated in a dating relationship. This study analyzes the relationship between moral disengagement, the acceptance of violence, and how the victims of this type of abuse perceive victimization. The participants were 2577 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18. They completed two questionnaires that addressed teenage dating violence and moral disengagement. To study the relationship between the variables, factorial, structural, correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to construct the perceptual structure of victimization. The analyses showed moral disengagement and the acceptance of violence, as well as their interaction, to have a mediating and moderating influence by modifying the perception of victimization. The victims’ levels of moral disengagement explained their acceptance of the violence and their inability to recognize abuse. Finally, these results may be a key element in the design of psychological interventions aimed at minimizing the use of moral disengagement and the acceptance of violence in situations involving aggression in teenage dating.

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Attachment Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Subsequent Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A 6-Month Prospective Study Among College Women

Cited by 30 publications

References 37 publications

Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment

Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment

Attachment Characteristics Among Women Victimized in No, One, and Multiple IPV Relationships: A Case–Control Study

Moral Disengagement as a Moderating Factor in the Relationship between the Perception of Dating Violence and Victimization

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