Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Abuse: Gender Differences in the Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Despite evidence that childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk for intimate partner abuse perpetration, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. Given literature suggesting that violent behaviors may serve an emotion regulating function, this study examined the mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner abuse perpetration among 341 male and female undergraduates. However, given evidence of gender differences in the underlying mechanisms of intimate partner abuse, emotion dysregulation was expected to be more relevant to the perpetration of partner abuse among men. Consistent with hypotheses, emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and intimate partner abuse among men; conversely, emotion dysregulation was not associated with partner abuse among women.

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Exploring the Meaning and Role of Spirituality for Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications ◽

10.1177/154230500906300303 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 63 (3-4) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Dawnovise N. Fowler ◽

Michele A. Rountree

Keyword(s):

Women Survivors ◽

Partner Abuse ◽

Healing Process ◽

Behavioral Responses ◽

Intimate Partner Abuse ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Abuse Survivors ◽

Salient Dimension ◽

The Relationship

Literature on trauma, coping and spirituality has introduced new questions about protective factors in the healing process for intimate partner abuse survivors (IPA). This qualitative study explores the relationship between spirituality and IPA with three focus groups of twenty-two women IPA survivors residing in a shelter. A content analysis revealed central themes that explicate the meaning and role spirituality plays for participants. Viewed as a salient dimension, spirituality provides strength, influences outcomes and assists in the regulation of behavioral responses in a positive manner in terms of participants' traumatic IPA victimization. Practice implications are discussed.

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Cumulative Childhood Maltreatment and Subsequent Psychological Violence in Intimate Relationships: The Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.9.1.18 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 18-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Caroline Dugal ◽

Natacha Godbout ◽

Claude Bélanger ◽

Martine Hébert ◽

Michel Goulet

Keyword(s):

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Emotion Dysregulation ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Path Analyses ◽

Mediational Role ◽

The Relationship

Cumulative maltreatment or exposure to multiple types of child abuse or neglect increases the risk of perpetrating and sustaining intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood and is associated with deficits in emotion regulation, which are considered as robust determinants of psychological IPV. Yet, no research has evaluated this relationship by distinguishing the cognitive and behavioral components of emotion dysregulation. Thus, the goal of the present study was to examine the mediating role of cognitive and behavioral emotion dysregulation in the relationship uniting cumulative childhood maltreatment and psychological IPV. A total of 162 adults consulting in sexology completed self-report questionnaires assessing their experiences of cumulative trauma, emotion dysregulation, and psychological IPV. The majority (86%) of participants experienced more than one type of childhood maltreatment, whereas half of them reported having perpetrated (51%) and sustained (54%) psychological IPV. Path analyses confirmed the mediational role of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between cumulative maltreatment experiences and psychological IPV. The hypothesized model was also invariant across gender. Results highlight the necessity to assess child maltreatment and IPV experiences thoroughly in individuals consulting for sexual or relational problems.

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"I Didn't Fight for My Life to Be Treated Like This!": The Relationship between the Experience of Cancer and Intimate Partner Abuse

Health & Social Work ◽

10.1093/hsw/hlu040 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 51-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E. Speakman ◽

R. Paris ◽

M. E. Gioiella ◽

J. Hathaway

Keyword(s):

Partner Abuse ◽

Intimate Partner Abuse ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

The Relationship

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The mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and god image among Turkish Muslims

Archive for the Psychology of Religion ◽

10.1177/00846724211047274 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 008467242110472

Author(s):

Ferdi Kıraç

Keyword(s):

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Short Form ◽

Self Esteem ◽

God Image ◽

Image Of God ◽

Negative Image ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Childhood maltreatment is widespread in predominantly Muslim countries. However, the research investigating the impact of childhood maltreatment on the adult survivors’ religious and spiritual lives has mainly focused on Western Judeo-Christian samples. Considering cross-cultural differences in religious beliefs, in this study, we investigated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and god image, and the mediating role of self-esteem in a sample of Muslim Turkish adults. Eight hundred two participants completed Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form, God Perception Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale. Findings revealed that all childhood maltreatment subtypes predicted negative image of god and self-esteem mediated some of the negative effects of each maltreatment subtype on god image. The study also found that emotional neglect was the most prominent predictor of negative image of god, followed by emotional abuse. Based on attachment theory, we concluded that the emotional component of childhood maltreatment had more long-lasting adverse consequences in survivors’s relationship with god in Muslim adults.

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