Do Anger and Jealousy Mediate the Relationship Between Adult Attachment Styles and Intimate Violence Perpetration?

Belus, Jennifer M.; Wanklyn, Sonya G.; Iverson, Katherine M.; Pukay‐Martin, Nicole D.; Langhinrichsen‐Rohling, Jennifer; Monson, Candice M.

doi:10.1891/1946-6560.5.4.388

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“…On the other hand -according to the results -selfesteem can be one of the major mediators of the jealousy response (DeSteno et al, 2006), as well as attachment, where there is consensus in that an anxious, fearful and insecure attachment may partly explain romantic jealousy (Belus et al, 2014). However, the results are inconclusive in other variables such as infatuation.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…DiBello, Neighbors, rodriguez and lindgren (2014) found that drinking was a coping strategy and a mediator between the most negative aspects of jealousy (cognitive type). other potentially moderating factors are the cultural construction made of possessiveness, acceptance of violence in situations like infidelity and anger (Adams & Williams, 2014;Belus et al, 2014); stress, lifestyle and social support, along with beliefs of male domination (Wang, parish, laumann, & luo, 2009). attachment style and the level of jealousy were also associated with cyberstalking or harassment via internet (strawhun, adams, & Huss, 2013).…”

Section: Interpersonal Variables: Relationshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A systematic review of romantic jealousy in relationships

Martínez-León

Peña²,

Salazar

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Ter Psicol

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Section: Interpersonal Variables: Relationshipmentioning

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A systematic review of romantic jealousy in relationships

Martínez-León

Peña²,

Salazar

et al. 2017

Ter Psicol

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“…However, this seems rather unlikely, given the fact that this variable has been suggested by a variety of theoretical perspectives (e.g., Shackelford, Goetz, Buss, Euler, & Hoier, 2005;Wilson & Daly, 1993) and has been observed by many caregivers and therapists working with abused women (e.g., Buunk, 1986;Pines, 1992). Nevertheless, other recent research has also not found an association between jealousy and IPV (e.g., Belus et al, 2014). Second, it may be that our measure does not adequately capture the construct of jealousy that underlies IPV and that different measures are necessary to tap better into this constructs, such as anxious jealousy, which implies an active cognitive process, in which one generates images of the partner becoming involved with someone else, which leads to more or less obsessive anxiety, upset, suspiciousness, and worrying (Buunk, 1997, see also Chan et al, 2011).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence in Nicaragua: The Role of Possessive Jealousy, Intrasexual Competitiveness, Life History, Mate Value, and Stress

Buunk

Massar

2019

J Interpers Violence

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Using an evolutionary perspective, we examined predictors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Department of the Rio San Juan in Nicaragua. Specifically, we focused on possessive jealousy, intrasexual competitiveness, life history strategy, mate value, and stress. The sample consisted of 199 men and 201 women (mean age = 36.48, SD = 10.47) from the general population who were all personally interviewed. For all variables, validated measures were used. The data were analyzed for men and women separately, using regression analyses. In contrast to previous research and our expectations, possessive jealousy was not related to IPV among men or women. Rather, among men, IPV was independently predicted by (a) intrasexual competitiveness, (b) a fast life history strategy, (c) a low mate value, and (d) stress, together explaining 35% of the variance. Among women, violence against one's partner was only predicted by intrasexual competitiveness (3% explained variance). These results suggest that perpetration of IPV in Nicaragua may have qualitative different roots among men than among

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“…Measurement. Only two out of 23 studies measured motivations for IPA using scales previously validated in studies using factor analysis (Belus et al, 2014;Kelley et al, 2015).…”

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Control and Intimate Partner Aggression

Dempsey¹

2021

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<p>Control is fundamental to theoretical conceptualizations of intimate partner aggression (IPA). In particular, it has been instrumental in the development of typologies of IPA, where control has been associated with more frequent and serious IPA carried out by men against women. Consequently, the concept of control has heavily influenced the design of treatment and legislation targeting partner violence. However, there is considerable theoretical divergence as to how control should be conceptualized, operationalized, and measured. This thesis comprises a series of studies designed to test the validity of some of the key theoretical assumptions that inform the common conceptualizations of control by examining control as a behavior, as a motivation, and as an outcome. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the thesis rationale and objectives. Chapter 2 investigated the theoretical assumption that non-physical ‘controlling behaviors’ (e.g., restricting access to money; threatening harm) comprise a unique form of IPA. Exploratory (N = 561) and confirmatory (N = 424) factor analyses on 54 measures used across the IPA literature identified three forms of aggression: Eclectic Aggression, Direct Psychological Aggression, Monitoring Acts. There was no evidence for a distinct form of ‘controlling behaviors’. Chapter 3 systematically reviewed the literature on motivations for physical and psychological IPA. The review aimed to appraise the quality of the literature and ascertain which motivations had the largest effect sizes. A meta-analysis of the motivations for physical IPA suggested self-defense, retaliation for emotional hurt, and communication difficulties had larger effect sizes than control. Chapter 4 investigated the assumptions that control motivations are associated with more severe and frequent IPA and IPA perpetrated by men. Categorical principal and latent class analyses (N = 1166) found considerable heterogeneity in motivations for IPA for both genders, but no evidence of distinct patterns or profiles of controlling motivations for either men or women. Chapter 5 investigated the assumptions that coercive control is experienced exclusively by women and is related to experiencing specific types and more frequent IPA (N = 1174). Evidence did not support a “coercive control” pattern or profile in people who experienced IPA, or that coercive control outcomes were gendered, or associated with the type or the frequency of IPA behaviors used. Regressing the item-average of coercive control outcomes on experiences of IPA in a path analysis provided some evidence that gender and experiences of physical and psychological aggression predicted feelings of coercive control. Collectively, the results of the thesis identified considerable heterogeneity in the patterns of behaviors, motivations and outcomes for IPA. The evidence challenges existing conceptualizations of control as a distinct and gendered construct and indicates the need for the development of a theoretical explanation of control, that is both gender-inclusive and multi-factorial, to guide future research.</p>

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Do Anger and Jealousy Mediate the Relationship Between Adult Attachment Styles and Intimate Violence Perpetration?

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether anger and jealousy mediate the relationship between adult attachment styles (i.e., dismissive, fearful, preoccupied, secure) and physical intimate partner violence (IPV)

Cited by 15 publications

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A systematic review of romantic jealousy in relationships

A systematic review of romantic jealousy in relationships

Intimate Partner Violence in Nicaragua: The Role of Possessive Jealousy, Intrasexual Competitiveness, Life History, Mate Value, and Stress

Control and Intimate Partner Aggression

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