Life stressors and husband-to-wife violence

Caño, Annmarie; Vivian, Dina

doi:10.1016/s1359-1789(00)00017-3

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“…There was a decline in relationship conflict over 6 years (Davila et al, 1999;Karney & Bradbury, 1995;O'Leary, 1999). The results replicated previously identified associations between stress and marital quality (Bodenman, 1997;Bodenman & Cina, 1999;Bradbury, Cohan, & Karney, 1998;Cano & Vivian, 2001;Karney & Bradbury, 1995;Whiffen & Gotlib, 1989;Williams, 1995). However, in each case we found that individual differences in the configuration of attachment representations were helpful in understanding the course of marriage, indicating which individuals were more and less at risk and for what.…”

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confidence: 86%

When "New" Meets "Old": Configurations of Adult Attachment Representations and Their Implications for Marital Functioning.

Treboux¹,

Crowell²,

Waters³

2004

Developmental Psychology

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Two studies addressed the implications of concordance versus discrepancy of attachment representations in individuals at 2 stages in their marital relationships. Engaged (n ϭ 157) and dating (n ϭ 101) couples participated in a multimethod 6-year longitudinal study of adult attachment. Individuals completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the Current Relationship Interview (CRI), and various questionnaires and were observed in interactions with partners. On the basis of AAI and CRI classifications, participants were placed in one of four groups: Secure AAI /Secure CRI , Secure AAI /Insecure CRI , Insecure AAI /Secure CRI , or Insecure AAI /Insecure CRI . Each of the configurations showed a particular pattern of behavior, feelings about relationships and the self, and likelihood of relationship breakup. The findings of the studies address important points about the protective effects of attachment security and have interesting implications for the extension of attachment theory into adulthood.The value of attachment theory in understanding marriage rests in large part on the theory's emphasis on links between childhood relationships and later marital success, "links . . . that are underemphasized in or absent from exchange or behavioral theories" (Karney & Bradbury, 1995, p. 6). However, attachment theory has been criticized for its failure to describe how personal history and individual differences "affect the development of a marriage once two people with different relationship needs come together" (Karney & Bradbury, 1995, p. 6).The goal of the attachment behavioral system is to promote safety (and felt security) through a secure base relationship with an attachment figure. The theory focuses on how relationships with attachment figures have an impact on development, adaptive functioning, stress management, safety, and well-being. The attachment system provides an organizational framework for requesting help when needed and for recognizing requests for help and providing support (Crowell, Treboux, Gao, et al., 2002). Given this function, individual differences in attachment organization can be expected to play a role in the development of marriage and the challenges faced by couples (Paley, Cox, Harter, & Margand, 2002).In adult relationships, individual differences in the cognitive organization of the attachment system have at least two components. The first organizing element is the generalized representation of attachment that has its origins or foundation in childhood attachment experiences with caregivers and that generalizes to other attachment experiences and relationships (Bowlby, 1969(Bowlby, / 1982. The second is the specific representation of attachment that emerges out of attachment experiences within the adult partnership. In the two studies presented here, we investigated the implications of individual differences in configurations (consistency vs. discrepancy) of adults' generalized and specific attachment representations for their relationships with partners and experiences of stressful li...

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

When "New" Meets "Old": Configurations of Adult Attachment Representations and Their Implications for Marital Functioning.

Treboux¹,

Crowell²,

Waters³

2004

Developmental Psychology

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187

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“…However, Campbell_s (2004 finding that 50% of female survivors of IPV were able to predict IPV incidents was supported by our results. The direct association between IPV and life stressors, conflicts and problem solving seems to be stronger in studies where IPV perpetrators and/or couples are interviewed (Cano and Vivian 2001;Richardson and Hammock 2007;Wilkinson and Hamerschlag 2005). Studies using this research design have disclosed consistent differences between men_s and women_s perceptions of motives for IPV (Winstok 2007).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…A nationwide survey on domestic violence in Norway found that 10% of the women and 2% of the men had experienced severe IPV (Haaland et al 2005). Recent reviews of IPV have emphasized that there is a paucity of studies on violence escalation and interaction, dynamics of violence, and prediction and coping of IPV incidents as perceived and experienced by the target of violence (Langhinrichsen-Rohling 2005;Schwartz 2005;Arriaga and Capezza 2005;Cano and Vivian 2001;Heckert and Gondolf 2004;Mears and Visher 2005;MessmanMoore and Long 2003;Winstok 2007). The research we are reporting here was initiated to address four main researches of the experiences of 157 women: (1) their responses to violence escalation and violence perpetrated by the partner, (2) the effect of pregnancy and motherhood on IPV, (3) thebefore, during and after the IPV; dynamics of violence; effect of alcohol and drug intoxication; and revictimization.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Interactional Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence: An In-depth Semi-structured Interview of a Representative Sample of Help-seeking Women

Vatnar

Bjørkly

2008

J Fam Viol

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This article reports a study of women victimized by intimate partner violence (IPV). We describe three interactional aspects of IPV: (1) responses and conduct before, during, and after IPV episodes, (2) impact of alcohol and drug intoxication, and (3) Predictors of risk for IPV victimization in more than one partnership. A representative sample of 157 help-seeking women, recruited from family counseling offices, the police and shelters, were interviewed about physical, psychological and sexual IPV. The nature and characteristics of the IPV interactions were complex and heterogeneous. There were significant interactional differences between the IPV categories concerning the women_s responses and conduct before, during and after the IPV. The impact of alcohol and drug intoxication was relatively small on the occurrence of IPV. About 75% reported that neither the perpetrator nor the female victim had consumed alcohol or drugs before the index IPV exposure. Only 23% of the women had experienced IPV by previous partners. Women who had been subjected to sexual abuse in their family of origin were at almost 25 times increased risk of IPV victimization in more than one partnership. Childhood exposure to physical IPV between parents increased the risk of IPV victimization in more than one partnership significantly more than if the woman had been subject to childhood physical victimization.

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“…Lazarus (1993) defined life stress as discrete life events or experiences that are perceived as exceeding the individual's resources and perceived as negative: threat or harm. Based on an extensive review, in 13 out of 17 studies a significant link was found between Lazarus' life stress and husband-to-wife violence (Cano and Vivian, 2001). …”

Section: Childhood Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Alcohol and Steroid Hormones in Human Aggression

Pahlen¹

2005

Vitamins &Amp; Hormones

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Life stressors and husband-to-wife violence

Cited by 85 publications

References 43 publications

When "New" Meets "Old": Configurations of Adult Attachment Representations and Their Implications for Marital Functioning.

When "New" Meets "Old": Configurations of Adult Attachment Representations and Their Implications for Marital Functioning.

An Interactional Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence: An In-depth Semi-structured Interview of a Representative Sample of Help-seeking Women

The Role of Alcohol and Steroid Hormones in Human Aggression

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