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

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.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Violence against women - 27(2021), 15-16 vom: 12. Dez., Seite 2945-2970

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ørke, Elisabeth Christie [VerfasserIn]
Bjørkly, Stål [VerfasserIn]
Dufort, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Attachment
Childhood emotional abuse
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Journal Article
Multiple partners (MP)

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.02.2022

Date Revised 24.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/1077801220981157

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321335228