Insecure Attachment and Perpetration of Psychological Abuse in Same-Sex Couples: A Relationship Moderated by Outness

Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Sexual Minority People and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies

“…Attachment In the study by Longares et al ( 2018a ), the results highlight a significant association between insecure adult attachment and psychological IPV. Outness moderated this relation: at low levels of overall outness, the relationship between insecure attachment and psychological IPV was not significant.…”

“…Both benevolent and hostile sexism toward women was positively associated to Cold Violence perpetration, but not to IPV or controlling behaviors perpetration. Hostile attitudes toward men were positively related only to controlling behaviors perpetration, while Hostile sexism toward men was not associated to IPV perpetration, cold violence, or controlling behaviors Longares et al ( 2018a ) Insecure attachment and perpetration of psychological abuse in same-sex couples: a relationship moderated by outness Spanish-speaking people who were mostly residents in Spain (44.26%), Mexico (20%), Chile (8.5%), and Venezuela (8.5%) N = 305, 157 (M), 148 (F) Psychological abuse Adaptation of the 19 items on the Psychological Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence Scale (EAPA-P) Insecure adult attachment was associated with psychological IPV; outness moderated this relation: at low levels of overall outness, the relationship between insecure attachment and psychological IPV was not significant; similarly, at low and high levels of outness to religion this association was not significant; outness to the family did not moderate the association between insecure attachment and psychological IPV. Overall outness, and not outness to religion and outness to the family, was positively related to psychological IPV perpetration Longares et al ( 2018b ) Psychological abuse in Spanish same-sex couples: prevalence and relationship between victims and perpetrators Spain N = 107, 54 (M), 53 (F) Psychological abuse Items developed by authors No gender differences in IPV perpetration were found.…”

“…Only one study used probabilistic methods of sampling (Bogart et al, 2005 ). Most (39 studies) included self-identified LGB+ people (Ayhan Balik & Bilgin, 2021 ; Bacchus et al, 2017 ; Bartholomew et al, 2008a , b ; Bartholomew et al, 2008a , b ; Bogart et al, 2005 ; Chong et al, 2013 ; Derlega et al, 2011 ; Edwards et al, 2021 ; Finneran & Stephenson, 2014 ; Finneran et al, 2012 ; Fontanesi et al, 2020 ; Fortunata & Kohn, 2003 ; Gabbay & Lafontaine, 2017a ; Gabbay & Lafontaine, b ; Jacobson et al, 2015 ; Kelly et al, 2011 ; Lewis et al, 2017 ; Lewis et al, 2018 ; Longares et al, 2018a ; Longares et al, b ; Mason et al, 2016 ; Oringher & Samuelson, 2011 ; Pistella et al, 2022 ; Poorman & Seelau, 2001 ; Reuter et al, 2015 ; Schilit et al, 1990 ; Sharma et al, 2021 ; Stephenson & Finneran, 2016 ; Stephenson & Finneran, 2017 ; Stephenson et al, 2011a ; Stephenson et al, 2013 ; Swan et al, 2021 ; Taylor & Neppl, 2020 ; Telesco, 2003 ; Tognasso et al, 2022 ; Toro-Alfonso & Rodríguez-Madera, 2004 ; Turell et al, 2018 ; Ummak et al, 2021 ; Zavala, 2017 ). Regardless of their self-identified sexual orientation, 17 studies recruited participants on the basis of their involvement in a same-sex relationship (Balsam & Szymanski, 2005 ; Craft & Serovich, 2005 ; Craft et al, 2008 ; Edwards & Sylaska, 2013 ; Jones & Raghavan, 2012 ; Kahle et al, 2020 ; Kelley et al, 2014 ; Leone et al, 2022 ; Li et al,…”

“…Five articles did not specify based on what criteria they defined their participants as sexual minority people (Carvalho et al, 2011 ; Causby et al, 1995 ; McKenry et al, 2006 ; Landolt & Dutton, 1997 ; Schilit et al, 1991 ). In terms of age, education and ethnicity of the enrolled participants, most of the studies (54 studies) included in the current systematic review were focused on adult participants, mainly White and well-educated (Ayhan Balik & Bilgin, 2021 ; Bacchus et al, 2017 ; Balsam & Szymanski, 2005 ; Bartholomew et al, 2008a , b ; Bartholomew et al, 2008a , b ; Bogart et al, 2005 ; Carvalho et al, 2011 ; Chong et al, 2013 ; Derlega et al, 2011 ; Edwards & Sylaska, 2013 ; Edwards et al, 2021 ; Finneran et al, 2012 ; Fontanesi et al, 2020 ; Fortunata & Kohn, 2003 ; Gabbay & Lafontaine, 2017a ; Gabbay & Lafontaine, b ; Jacobson et al, 2015 ; Kahle et al, 2020 ; Kelley et al, 2014 ; Kelly et al, 2011 ; Krahé et al, 2000 ; Landolt & Dutton, 1997 ; Leone et al, 2022 ; Lewis et al, 2017 ; Lewis et al, 2018 ; Li & Zheng, 2021 ; Li et al, 2022 ; Longares et al, 2018a ; Longares et al, b ; Mason et al, 2016 ; McKenry et al, 2006 ; Milletich et al, 2014 ; Miltz et al, 2019 ; Oringher & Samuelson, 2011 ; Pepper & Sand, 2015 ; Pistella et al, 2022 ; Schilit et al, 1990 , 1991 ; Sharma et al, 2021 ; Stephenson & Finneran, 2017 ; Stephenson et al, 2011a ; Stephenson et al, 2011a , b ; Suarez et al,…”

“…Similarly, at low and high levels of outness to religion, this association was not significant. Outness to the family did not moderate the association between insecure attachment and psychological IPV (Longares et al, 2018a ). According with these findings, in the study by McKenry et al ( 2006 ), perpetrators had a less secure attachment style than non-perpetrators.…”