A dyadic analysis of partner violence and adult attachment

Sommer, Johannah; Babcock, Julia; Sharp, Carla

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A dyadic analysis of partner violence and adult attachment

Sommer, Johannah, Babcock, Julia, Sharp, Carla·2017·Journal of Family Violence

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Some studies found that sexual IPV victimization correlated positively and significantly with attachment anxiety, with coefficient reaching 0.53.
“Some found that sexual IPV victimization correlated positively and significantly with anxiety (Sommer et al., 2017; Smagur et al., 2018) with coefficient reaching 0.53.”
From Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment (2018) · cites this paper as Sommer et al., 2017
Regarding gender differences, there is a prevalence of anxiety and avoidance in both male and female physical IPV perpetrators.
“Regarding gender differences, they are consistent with the trend, showing a prevalence of anxiety and avoidance in both male and female physical IPV perpetrators (González et al., 2016; Sommer et al., 2017).”
From Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment (2018) · cites this paper as Sommer et al., 2017
One study confronted male and female groups and found that both female and male samples presented a significant rate of attachment anxiety, but only male results displayed a correlation between sexual IPV and avoidance.
“Regarding gender difference, one study (Sommer et al., 2017) confronted male and female groups and it resulted that both female and male sample presented a significant rate of attachment anxiety but only male results displayed a correlation between sexual IPV and avoidance.”
From Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment (2018) · cites this paper as Sommer et al., 2017
Some studies found that the relationship between avoidant attachment and both physical and sexual IPV victimization was significant only among males.
“some studies found that the relationship between avoidant attachment and both physical (Bond and Bond, 2004; Karakurt et al., 2013) and sexual (Sommer et al., 2017) IPV victimization was significant only among males.”
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Authors: Sommer, J., Babcock, J., & Sharp, C.
Affiliations: University of Houston (US)
Corresponding author: Sommer, Johannah
ORCID: Babcock, Julia
Sharp, Carla
Venue: Journal of Family Violence
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2016-09-09
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
Pages: 279-290
ISSN: 0885-7482 (ISSN-L)
1573-2851
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-016-9868-1
OpenAlex: W2508725719
Cited by: 51
References: 66
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5
FWCI: 5.28
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Journal of Family Violence (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (R03 MH066943-01A1)
University of Houston
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords: intimate partner violence, adult attachment, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety, physical assault, psychological aggression, sexual coercion, heterosexual couples, dyadic analysis

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