Attachment Style and Early Maladaptive Schemas as Mediators of the Relationship between Childhood Emotional Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E. Gay ◽  
Hilary G. Harding ◽  
Joan L. Jackson ◽  
Erin E. Burns ◽  
Brittany D. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
The Relationship

An Exploration of the Mediators Between Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Smyth ◽  
Frank L. Gardner ◽  
Donald R. Marks ◽  
Zella E. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
The Relationship

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with numerous long-term consequences and warrants significant clinical attention. Recent theoretical models and empirical research have suggested that several factors play a role in the development of IPV perpetration, including childhood maltreatment, early maladaptive schemas, anger, and difficulties in emotion regulation. This study investigated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and IPV, specifically examining the mediation of this relationship by several variables thought to be related to this pernicious problem, including early maladaptive schemas, the experience of anger, and emotion regulation difficulties. In a young adult collegiate sample of 110 women in relationships, results of a bootstrapped multiple mediation analysis supported the hypothesis that childhood maltreatment predicted physical aggression within intimate partner relationships and found that the total indirect effect of childhood maltreatment on physical aggression through the 3 proposed mediators was significant. However, consistent with recent empirical findings, only difficulties in emotion regulation significantly mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and physical aggression within the sample.

Abusive Men's Use of Children to Control Their Partners and Ex-Partners

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa L. Beeble ◽  
Deborah Bybee ◽  
Cris M. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
The Relationship

While research has found that millions of children in the United States are exposed to their mothers being battered, and that many are themselves abused as well, little is known about the ways in which children are used by abusers to manipulate or harm their mothers. Anecdotal evidence suggests that perpetrators use children in a variety of ways to control and harm women; however, no studies to date have empirically examined the extent of this occurring. Therefore, the current study examined the extent to which survivors of abuse experienced this, as well as the conditions under which it occurred. Interviews were conducted with 156 women who had experienced recent intimate partner violence. Each of these women had at least one child between the ages of 5 and 12. Most women (88%) reported that their assailants had used their children against them in varying ways. Multiple variables were found to be related to this occurring, including the relationship between the assailant and the children, the extent of physical and emotional abuse used by the abuser against the woman, and the assailant's court-ordered visitation status. Findings point toward the complex situational conditions by which assailants use the children of their partners or ex-partners to continue the abuse, and the need for a great deal more research in this area.

“Drinking Too Much, Fighting Too Much”: The Dual “Disasters” of Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Use in South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110342
Author(s):  
Emma L. Backe ◽  
Edna Bosire ◽  
Emily Mendenhall
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perceptions Of Abuse

The intersecting issues of intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol abuse in South Africa are often characterized as “disasters.” Ethnographic research among women in Soweto demonstrates the different manifestations of IPV, perceptions of abuse, and coping mechanisms to manage harmful domestic relationships. Findings suggest a consistent relationship between excessive drinking patterns and IPV—most significantly, physical and emotional abuse—while indicating that domestic violence measures should include questions about stress. The authors also argue against pathologizing the relationship between IPV and alcohol abuse, to instead center the structured, sedimented ways that violence within the home has become a “normalized” disaster.

Examining Spatial Variability in the Association Between Male Partner Alcohol Misuse and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Ghana: A GWR Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051990029
Author(s):  
Prince M. Amegbor ◽  
Ortis Yankey ◽  
Mark W. Rosenberg ◽  
Clive E. Sabel
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
The Relationship

Globally, it is estimated that about 30% of ever-partnered women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence (IPV)—physical assault, sexual assault, or emotional abuse. The prevalence of IPV in sub-Saharan Africa is considerably higher than the global estimate. In Ghana, it is estimated that 24% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual IPV in their lifetime. Studies point to the association between alcohol misuse by intimate male partners and violence against women. However, there has been no consideration for potential spatial variation or heterogeneity in this association. Using estimates from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey Data, we employed geographically weighted regression (GWR) analysis to examine spatial variations in the relationship between male partner’s alcohol misuse and IPV among women in Ghana. We fitted three models to assess the relationship using a step-wise approach. The first model has alcohol misuse as the only predictor, whereas the second model included other male partner characteristics, such as post-secondary education and employment status. The final introduced female characteristics as additional covariates. The result of the GWR analysis shows that the effect of alcohol misuse on IPV is elevated in the south-western part of Ghana. The findings suggest the potential influence of place-based or contextual factors on the association between alcohol misuse and women’s exposure to IPV.

An Examination of Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Stressors in Adult Abortion Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (16) ◽  
pp. 3248-3266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen E. Ely ◽  
Melanie D. Otis
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Psychological Stressors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Emotionally Abused ◽  
Psychological Stressor ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to describe an exploratory study examining the relationship between intimate partner violence and psychological stressors in a sample of 188 adult abortion patients. Results indicate the almost 15% of respondents report a history of abuse by the coconceiving partner. In addition, women who reported having had one or more past abortions were more likely to also report that the person involved in the current pregnancy had also emotionally abused them. Women reporting one type of partner abuse were significantly more likely to also report other types of abuse. Women reporting abuse were less likely to report informing their coconceiving partner of their appointment at the clinic, less likely to report that their partner contributed financially to the abortion cost, and more likely to report partner refusal to wear a condom. Women who reported emotional abuse were more likely to score higher on all but one of the psychological stressor scales. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Early Maladaptive Schemas and Personality Disorder Traits in Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Corral ◽  
Esther Calvete
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Early Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Schema Therapy ◽  
Maladaptive Schemas ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
And Performance

AbstractPersonality disorders (PDs) are highly prevalent among perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). Schema Therapy proposes a number of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) that are involved in the development of PDs. This study examined the prevalence of PD traits in a sample of men who committed violence against their partners and the relationship between EMSs domains and PD traits. With this aim,a sample of 119 convicted men completed the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-SF; Young & Brown, 1994) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III; Millon, Millon, & Davis, 1994). The results showed that the most prevalent PD traits were narcissistic (24.6%), obsessive-compulsive (21.9%), and paranoid (17.5%). These PD traits were linked to several EMSs in ways consistent with the Schema Therapy model. Namely, narcissistic PD traits were positively associated with schemas of the impaired limits domain and were negatively associated with the other-directedness domain. The paranoid PD traits were associated with the disconnection and rejection domain and the impaired autonomy and performance domain. Finally, both borderline and antisocial PD traits were associated with the disconnection and rejection domain and the impaired limits domain. These findings suggest that the assessment and modification of EMSs should be a factor to consider for inclusion in the treatment programs for perpetrators of IPV in order to provide comprehensive intervention of this population.

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