Insecure attachment behavior and partner violence: incorporating couple perceptions of insecure attachment and relational aggression

Oka, Megan; Sandberg, Jonathan G.; Bradford, Angela B.; Brown, Andrew

doi:10.1111/jmft.12079

Cited by 46Attachment and Relationship DynamicsIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceBullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Insecure attachment behavior and partner violence: incorporating couple perceptions of insecure attachment and relational aggression

Oka, Megan, Sandberg, Jonathan G., Bradford, Angela B., Brown, Andrew·2014·Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

DOI 10.1111/jmft.12079

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Intimate partner violence and insecure attachment are therapeutically relevant concepts when working with couples. The link between attachment and intimate partner violence has been examined in the literature, but an area of aggression that often goes unexamined is relational aggression, or using third parties as a means of being aggressive toward a partner. We asked how participants' attachment behaviors were related to their own and partners' relational and physical aggression. We used structural equation modeling to estimate actor-partner interdependence among these relationships in 644 heterosexual couples. Results indicated significant partner paths from attachment to relational aggression, as well as significant actor paths between relational aggression and physical aggression. Implications were discussed. Data for this study were collected from the RELATE assessment.

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The study of Oka et al. (2014) may be biased by methodological issues as IPV was measured throughout only three items extracted from the Conflict Tactics Scale-Revised.
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Authors: Oka, M., Sandberg, J. G., Bradford, A. B., & Brown, A.
Affiliations: Utah State University (US)
Brigham Young University (US)
Corresponding author: Oka, Megan
ORCID: Sandberg, Jonathan G.
Bradford, Angela B.
Venue: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014-06-04
Volume: 40
Issue: 4
Pages: 412-429
ISSN: 0194-472X (ISSN-L)
1752-0606
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12079
OpenAlex: W2158713100
Cited by: 46
References: 63
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 8 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 7.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords: insecure attachment, intimate partner violence, relational aggression, physical aggression, actor-partner interdependence, heterosexual couples, attachment behavior
MeSH terms: Adult, Aggression, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Object Attachment, Psychological Tests, Spouse Abuse, Spouses

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