Conflict resolution in adolescent couples, sexism and emotional dependence

Cañete, Eva Pradas; Novas, Fabiola Perles

doi:10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1041

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“…Some authors have associated the effect with BS (Montañés et al, 2015), and others with HS (Viejo et al, 2015). Adolescents with high levels of sexism show greater emotional dependence on their partners (Pradas Cañete & Novas 2012) and lower quality relationships (Viejo et al, 2015). In men, BS is associated with earlier initiation of sexual relations and HS with risky sexual practices (Ramiro‐Sánchez et al, 2018a).…”

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Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence baseline results

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Despite the efforts of recent decades to reduce gender inequality, sexism is still prevalent among adolescents. The objective of this study was to identify the main socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences, resources, and competencies associated with sexism in a sample of adolescents from different European countries. Baseline data from the Lights4Violence project included 1555 students ages 12–17 from secondary schools in six European countries (Spain, Italy, Romania, United Kingdom, Portugal, and Poland). Linear regression models were carried out, stratified by sex for benevolent (BS) and hostile (HS) dimensions of the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. The average age of the sample was 14.3 years (SD = 1.5), 59.3% were girls. Boys scored higher on the measure of sexism (mean BS = 29.7; HS = 29.1) than girls (BS = 27.5, HS = 23.0; p < .001). Girls whose mothers had a university degree reported lower BS (β = −0.113; p = .023) (reference: lower education). Girls who had experienced dating violence reported higher HS (β = .080; p = .010) than those who had never been in an intimate relationship. For both sexes, high aggressiveness was associated with high levels of HS, and high aggressiveness was related to high levels of BS in boys. High assertiveness was associated with high levels of BS in both sexes and with high levels of HS in boys. A high level of problem‐solving ability was associated with lower HS in both sexes. The study reinforces the need to invest in school programs aimed at preventing dating violence and promoting positive youth development.

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Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence baseline results

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“…In regard to emotional dependence, there are no clear differences between sex. Some studies do not find significant differences (Pradas and Perles, 2012;Momeñe et al, 2017;Urbiola et al, 2019), while others suggest that, in some emotional dependence subscales (Urbiola et al, 2017;Estévez et al, 2018), or even in total emotional dependence (Rodríguez-Pérez et al, 2019), males score higher.…”

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Exercise Addiction and Muscle Dysmorphia: The Role of Emotional Dependence and Attachment

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Background: Both exercise addiction (EA) and muscle dysmorphia (MD) primarily involve the compulsive practice of physical exercise and are classified as behavioral addictions in different lines of research. These types of addictions are frequently comorbid with other addictive pathologies, such as emotional dependence (ED), which is closely related to childhood attachment. This study is presented to address the scarcity of research relating EA and MD with other behavioral addictions. The aims are to analyze the sex differences found in emotional dependence, attachment dimensions, EA and MD; to analyze the association between EA and MD and other behavioral addictions, such as emotional dependence and attachment dimensions; and to analyze the possible role that childhood attachment plays in mediating the interaction between emotional dependence and EA and MD.Method: The sample comprised 366 participants (54.6% women) aged 17–31 (M = 23.53; SD = 6.48).Results: There are sex differences, with men scoring higher in EA, MD, and ED. The positive relationship between EA and ED (values between 0.16 and 0.28), MD (presenting values between 0.42 and 0.70), and attachment styles based on preoccupation, interference, permissiveness, and value of parental authority (values between 0.11 and 0.14) is highlighted. On the other hand, MD was positively related to ED (values ranging from 0.24 to 0.36) and attachment styles based on the value of parental authority, self-sufficiency, and resentment toward parents (between 0.17 and 0.18), and negatively related to secure attachment (values between −0.13 and −0.18). Likewise, the predictive role of ED and attachment styles in EA and MD was tested. And it was observed how attachment styles mediated the relationship between EA and ED, as well as the relationship between MD and ED. Thus, it has been shown that people with EA and MD present attachment styles that may influence negatively the decision-making process when choosing inappropriate strategies to achieve adequate emotional regulation, even selecting inappropriate goals for physical exercise with negative consequences.Conclusions: The dissemination of the findings among mental health and sports science professionals is necessary to develop prevention and intervention strategies for people affected by EA and MD.

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“…Emotional dependence can predispose an individual towards showing aggressive behavior towards a partner [11], which is mainly perpetrated by males [5,12]. Emotional dependence has been considered one of the main precursors of the main precursor of intimate partner violence [13] and is thought to be at the root of violent dating relationships.…”

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“…Emotional dependence has been considered one of the main precursors of the main precursor of intimate partner violence [13] and is thought to be at the root of violent dating relationships. Such dependence may also increase tolerance to the abuse received and this could make it more difficult to end the relationship [11,14].…”

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Jealousy, Violence, and Sexual Ambivalence in Adolescent Students According to Emotional Dependency in the Couple Relationship

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Background: Emotional dependency in couples involves excessive and dysfunctional emotional bonding. Aims: This work aimed to determine the relationship between violence, jealousy, and ambivalent sexism according to emotional dependence in adolescent student couples. Methods: A cross-sectional study. A total of 234 Spanish adolescents (69.7% female, Mage = 16.77, SD = 1.11) participated in the study. Participants completed an ad hoc interview and several validated tests (Partner’s Emotional Dependency Scale, the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, the Jealousy subscale of the Love Addiction Scale, the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory). Results: Of the sample, 40.6% indicated high emotional dependence and 14.5% extreme emotional dependence. Differences were observed according to gender (t = 3.92, p < 0.001), with adolescent boys scoring higher than adolescent girls. Extremely emotionally dependent participants showed differences in both violence (sexual, relational, verbal, and physical) and ambivalent sexism (hostile, benevolent) and jealousy scores. Generating a predictive model of emotional dependence, with the variable jealousy and ambivalent sexism as predictor variables, it was found that jealousy has the greatest predictive and major explanatory capacity (R2 = 0.297); with an R2 = 0.334. However, the contribution of the ASI-Hostile subscale was not significant when the ASI-Benevolent subscale was introduced into the model. Further, in a second model where the scores on jealousy and the couple conflict inventory’s subscales were considered as predictors, are again jealousy makes the greatest predictive contribution and shows the greatest explanatory capacity (R2 = 0.296). It was found that the contribution is significant only for the predictive capacity of Sexual Violence and Relational Violence. In this sense, the educational context is one of the propitious places to detect and correct behaviors that may be indicative of potentially unbalanced and unbalancing relationships for adolescents.

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Conflict resolution in adolescent couples, sexism and emotional dependence

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence baseline results

Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence baseline results

Exercise Addiction and Muscle Dysmorphia: The Role of Emotional Dependence and Attachment

Jealousy, Violence, and Sexual Ambivalence in Adolescent Students According to Emotional Dependency in the Couple Relationship

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