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Attachment styles, coping strategies, and romantic feelings among battered women in shelters

Shechory, Mally·2013·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

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The aim of the study was to examine coping strategies, attachment styles, and romantic feelings among a sample of battered women (BWS) in shelters in Israel compared with a sample of women recruited from the community (CS; defined as nonbattered women). Results indicate that BWS were significantly more anxious and avoidant than CS and their romantic feelings for their partners were lower. However, contrary to prediction, BWS used more problem-focused than emotion-focused coping. Also contrary to prediction, attachment style and romantic feelings predicted problem-focused coping among BWS while predicting emotion-focused coping among CS. Aside from challenging common assumptions, the findings of the current study enhance our understanding of the associations between coping style, attachment style, and emotions experienced by BWS and highlight the importance of considering the larger context within which an individual instance of leaving occurs. Even so, future studies should employ a longitudinal design so as to shed additional light on interrelationships between these variables.

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  • Females belonging to the IPV group scored higher on the anxious dimension of attachment compared to control participants.

    “Both found that females belonging to the IPV group scored higher on the anxious dimension of attachment compared to control participants.”
  • Two studies successfully compared groups of females with a history of IPV with groups of females without previous reported victimization.

    “Supporting the idea that victims of IPV may have high levels of anxious attachment, two studies successfully compared groups of females with a history of IPV with groups of females without previous reported victimization (Shechory, 2013; Lewis et al., 2017).”

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Authors
Shechory, M.
Affiliations
Bar-Ilan University (IL)
Corresponding author
Shechory, Mally
Venue
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Published
2012-01-24
Volume
57
Issue
4
Pages
425-444
ISSN
  • 0020-7497 (ISSN-L)
  • 0306-624X
  • 1552-6933
OpenAlex
W2119186064
Cited by
24
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 5
FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
battered women, intimate partner violence, shelter, attachment styles, coping strategies, romantic feelings, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, anxiety, avoidance, leaving abusive relationships, women's shelters
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Educational Status, Emotions, Employment, Female, Humans, Israel, Object Attachment, Domestic Violence, Battered Women

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