Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples
Insecure attachment has been found to be a risk factor for perpetrating physical intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is likely exacerbated by additional factors, such as conflicting insecure attachment in one’s partner and difficulties with overall emotion regulation and impul...
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doaj-50bef8ebb7364a2bb084272fa68496a32021-07-23T13:43:10ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01187241724110.3390/ijerph18147241Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult CouplesDeanna L. Pollard0Arthur L. Cantos1Department of Psychological Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USADepartment of Psychological Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX 78539, USAInsecure attachment has been found to be a risk factor for perpetrating physical intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is likely exacerbated by additional factors, such as conflicting insecure attachment in one’s partner and difficulties with overall emotion regulation and impulse control. The present study aimed to examine the associations between insecure attachment and physical IPV perpetration in male and female partners, as well as to examine whether these associations are exacerbated by involvement with a partner with opposing attachment needs and overall emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Additionally, this study examined whether partners’ emotion dysregulation interacted to predict IPV. Two hundred eight heterosexual couples primarily recruited from a Hispanic-serving university completed questionnaires on attachment, emotion dysregulation, and one’s own and one’s partner’s perpetration. Results revealed that attachment anxiety, impulsivity, and an interaction effect between attachment avoidance and partner’s attachment anxiety were associated with self-reported, but not partner-reported, male perpetration. For females, attachment anxiety was associated with female IPV (self-reported and partner-reported), and impulsivity was associated with self-reported female IPV. Overall, results underscore how relationships between known risk factors and IPV perpetration may differ depending on if IPV perpetration is measured using self-reported or partner-reported data. Additional results and implications are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7241attachmentimpulsivityemotion dysregulationintimate partner violence (IPV)couplesrelationships |
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Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples |
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Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples |
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Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples |
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Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples |
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Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples |
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attachment, emotion dysregulation, and physical ipv in predominantly hispanic, young adult couples |
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Insecure attachment has been found to be a risk factor for perpetrating physical intimate partner violence (IPV). However, this association is likely exacerbated by additional factors, such as conflicting insecure attachment in one’s partner and difficulties with overall emotion regulation and impulse control. The present study aimed to examine the associations between insecure attachment and physical IPV perpetration in male and female partners, as well as to examine whether these associations are exacerbated by involvement with a partner with opposing attachment needs and overall emotion dysregulation and impulsivity. Additionally, this study examined whether partners’ emotion dysregulation interacted to predict IPV. Two hundred eight heterosexual couples primarily recruited from a Hispanic-serving university completed questionnaires on attachment, emotion dysregulation, and one’s own and one’s partner’s perpetration. Results revealed that attachment anxiety, impulsivity, and an interaction effect between attachment avoidance and partner’s attachment anxiety were associated with self-reported, but not partner-reported, male perpetration. For females, attachment anxiety was associated with female IPV (self-reported and partner-reported), and impulsivity was associated with self-reported female IPV. Overall, results underscore how relationships between known risk factors and IPV perpetration may differ depending on if IPV perpetration is measured using self-reported or partner-reported data. Additional results and implications are discussed. |
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attachment impulsivity emotion dysregulation intimate partner violence (IPV) couples relationships |
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