The Association Between Impulsivity, Trait Anger, and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner and General Violence Among Women Arrested for Domestic Violence

Shorey, Ryan C.; Brasfield, Hope; Febres, Jeniimarie; Stuart, Gregory L.

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“…In a study of domestic violence offenders, 29.4 % of men and 33.3 % of women had clinically significant levels of APD (Simmons et al 2005). Although there are fewer studies that have examined APD-physical partner violence associations among women, research has found that a history of early aggression (Mauricio et al 2007) and anger and impulsivity (Shorey et al 2011) is also associated with women's perpetration of physical partner violence.…”

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Antisocial Personality Disorder and Physical Partner Violence Among Single and Dual Substance-Abusing Couples

Kelley

Braitman

2016

J Fam Viol

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The current study examined how antisocial personality disorder (APD) and substance use disorder contributed to partners' reports of physical partner violence among single and dual substance-abusing couples. Participants were 69 heterosexual couples entering treatment in which one or both partners met criteria for substance use disorder. APD diagnosis of the male partner was linked to significantly higher maleto-female and female-to-male perpetration of physical partner violence and victimization. Female partner's APD diagnosis was associated with women's reports of victimization by their male partners. Dual substance use diagnosis emerged as a moderator, in which the effect of men's APD diagnosis on men's perpetration of physical partner violence and victimization was significantly reduced if both partners had substance use disorder. Findings underscore the importance of both partners' APD diagnosis and substance use status for understanding physical partner violence among single and dual substance-abusing couples.Keywords Physical partner violence . Antisocial personality disorder . Drug use disorder . Alcohol use disorder Physical partner violence is a serious public health problem. Estimates from the National Intimate Partner and SexualViolence survey indicate that 31.5 % of women and 27.5 % of men have been the victim of physical violence by a relationship partner during their lifetime (Breiding et al. 2014). Although these estimates are high, physical partner violence is typically found to be between 50 % and 65 % of those entering substance abuse treatment (e.g., Burnette et al. 2008;Chermack et al. 2001;Chermack et al. 2010;Kaufmann et al. 2014; see Murphy and Ting 2010, for a review). Antisocial personality disorder (APD), a pervasive disorder with onset prior to age 15 characterized by breaking the law, lying and manipulation, impulsive and irresponsible behavior, and anger and aggression (American Psychiatric Association 2013), is a robust predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration for men with (e.g., Taft et al. 2010) and without (e.g., Stuart et al. 2006) substance use disorder. Studies that have examined associations between physical partner violence, APD, and drug and alcohol disorders typically focus on substance-abusing men or on one partners' report of substance use, personality traits, and IPV. In the present study, we investigated associations between physical partner violence and APD among single and dual substance-abusing treatment-seeking couples. Literature ReviewSubstance Use Disorders, Physical Partner Violence, and Antisocial Personality Disorder For both men (see Foran and O'Leary 2008 for a review; Jose et al. 2014; see Murphy and Ting 2010 for a review) and women (Stuart et al. 2013) alcohol consumption and disorders have a robust association with physical partner violence. For instance, interviews with men with alcohol use disorders and their partners revealed that blood alcohol concentration and

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Antisocial Personality Disorder and Physical Partner Violence Among Single and Dual Substance-Abusing Couples

Kelley

Braitman

2016

J Fam Viol

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“…Another possibility is that emotion regulation is not as strongly associated with violence in a college sample as in a clinical sample. For example, group differences in emotion dysregulation between perpetrators and non-perpetrators of dating violence are inconsistent (Gratz & Roemer, 2004;Shorey et al, 2011). A third (admittedly post hoc) possible explanation is violence is most normative in adolescence and young adulthood (Halpern et al, 2001), thus general emotion regulation deficits are not as influential in the transition from high anger to violence, rather impulsivity is more integral to this process.…”

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“…Both suicidal and violent behavior have been associated with impulsivity (Anestis, Selby, & Joiner, 2007;Mann et al, 2009;Shorey, Brasfield, Febres, & Stuart, 2011); however, specific facets of impulsivity may be more relevant to emotion dysregulation. Negative and positive urgency refer to rash behavior in response to negative and positive emotional experiences, respectively (Cyders et al, 2007;Whiteside & Lynam, 2001), and may facilitate risk behavior in different ways.…”

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Suicidal and violent behavior: The role of anger, emotion dysregulation, and impulsivity

Ammerman

Kleiman

Uyeji

et al. 2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Because some studies have found an inverse relationship between education level and IPV (e.g., Cunradi, 2007;Sorenson et al, 1996), a more highly educated sample might show lower rates of IPV, thus making it somewhat less likely that we would be able to detect associations between IPV and our predictors of interest. Finally, no data were collected on a number of potential confounders of the associations under study, including level of anger, hostility, and psychological aggression (Frye and Karney, 2006;Schumacher et al, 2008;Shorey et al, 2011).…”

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Drinking Context and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From the California Community Health Study of Couples

Cunradi

Mair

Todd

et al. 2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Couples in which one or both partners is a heavy or problem drinker are at elevated risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), yet little is known about the extent to which each partner's drinking in different contexts (volume consumed per setting in bars, parties, at home, or in public places) increases the likelihood that partner aggression will occur. This study examined associations between the volume consumed in different settings by each partner and the occurrence and frequency of IPV. Method: We obtained a geographic sample of married or cohabiting couples residing in 50 medium to large California cities. Cross-sectional survey data were collected via confidential telephone interviews (60% response rate). Logistic and negative binomial regression analyses were based on 1,585 couples who provided information about past-12-month IPV, drinking contexts (number of times attended, proportion of drinking occasions when attended, average number of drinks), frequency of intoxication, and psychosocial and demographic factors. Drinking context-IPV associations for each partner were adjusted for the other partner's volume for that context and other covariates. Results: Male partner's volume per setting for bars and parks or public places was associated with the occurrence and frequency of male-to-female IPV and female-to-male IPV. Male's volume per setting for quiet evening at home was associated with the occurrence of femaleto-male IPV; female partner's volume for this setting was associated with the frequency of male-to-female IPV and female-to-male IPV.

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The Association Between Impulsivity, Trait Anger, and the Perpetration of Intimate Partner and General Violence Among Women Arrested for Domestic Violence

Cited by 109 publications

References 39 publications

Antisocial Personality Disorder and Physical Partner Violence Among Single and Dual Substance-Abusing Couples

Antisocial Personality Disorder and Physical Partner Violence Among Single and Dual Substance-Abusing Couples

Suicidal and violent behavior: The role of anger, emotion dysregulation, and impulsivity

Drinking Context and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From the California Community Health Study of Couples

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