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The Moderating Role of Attachment on the Relationship Between History of Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization

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ID12435971
AuthorsLinda Sapanski Smith (Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, corresponding author), Carla S Stover (0000-0002-6767-5307, Yale University)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue6
Pages745-764
Publication date2015-10-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801215610863
PMID26508529
OpenAlexW1904860402
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited60

Exposure to trauma is a well-established predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV), although this relationship is not causal. The current study hypothesized that attachment-based anxiety moderated the relationship between trauma history and IPV revictimization in a sample of women who had reported IPV victimization 1 year earlier. Results confirmed the following hypotheses: When attachment-based anxiety was high, trauma history was positively associated with IPV victimization and use of violence. When attachment-based anxiety was low, trauma history was no longer positively associated with IPV victimization or use of violence. Secure attachments may protect female victims of IPV from the impact of trauma

Anxiety · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Intimate partner · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology

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Citation span2018 - 2025 (8)
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