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Intimacy‐Anger and Insecure Attachment as Precursors of Abuse in Intimate Relationships1

Dutton, Donald G., Saunders, Keith, Starzomski, Andrew, Bartholomew, Kim·1994·Journal of Applied Social Psychology
DOI 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1994.tb01554.x
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One hundred and twenty men referred for treatment for wife assault and forty demographic controls completed self‐report questionnaires assessing attachment patterns, anger, jealousy, Borderline Personality Organization, and trauma symptoms. This constellation, with the exception of attachment, has been found to represent a profile related significantly to the frequency of both verbal and physical abuse. In the present study, attachment was found to correlate significantly with these other measures. A measure of secure attachment correlated significantly, but negatively, with the constellation measures. A measure of fearful attachment correlated significantly and positively. A preoccupied attachment pattern correlated with the other measures less strongly than did the fearful measure. A dismissing measure was not correlated with any constellation measures. The role of attachment anger is discussed; it is suggested that fearful attachment could also be described as angry attachment. The concept of intimacy anger is introduced from early studies in attachment and applied to the explanation of assaultiveness in adult relationships.

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  • Four studies that compared clinical groups of IPV perpetrators with control groups of non-perpetrators showed that attachment anxiety or fearful attachment make the difference between the two groups, and that IPV has a negative correlation (r = −0.30) with the attachment dimension of closeness.

    “Four studies that confronted clinical groups of IPV perpetrators with control groups of non-perpetrators showed that attachment anxiety or fearful attachment make the difference between the two groups (Dutton et al., 1994, 1996; Dutton, 1995) and that IPV has a negative correlation (r = −0.30) with the attachment dimension of closeness (Lawson, 2008).”

    From Exploring Relationships: A Systematic Review on Intimate Partner Violence and Attachment (2018) · cites this paper as Dutton et al., 1994

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Authors
Dutton, D. G., Saunders, K., Starzomski, A., & Bartholomew, K.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
Dutton, Donald G.
Venue
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1994-08
Volume
24
Issue
15
Pages
1367-1386
ISSN
  • 0021-9029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-1816
DOI
10.1111/j.1559-1816.1994.tb01554.x
OpenAlex
W2062640807
Cited by
546
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 34
FWCI
18.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 4382 d)
Locations
Journal of Applied Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
intimate partner violence, wife assault, insecure attachment, fearful attachment, preoccupied attachment, dismissing attachment, anger, jealousy, borderline personality organization, trauma symptoms, intimate relationships, secure attachment

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