Trauma cognitions and partner aggression: Anger, hostility, and rumination as intervening mechanisms.

Massa, Andrea A.; Eckhardt, Christopher I.; Sprunger, Joel G.; Parrott, Dominic J.; Subramani, Olivia S.

doi:10.1037/vio0000127

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“…For example, the assignment of rebelliousness to the actual partners distinguishes the secure batterers from those who are highly anxious (i.e., preoccupied and fearful), but not from the dismissive ones. For anxious batterers, attentional bias towards rejection signals may explain negative opinions, as well as explaining rumination and hostility [ 27 ].…”

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Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

2019

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Research analyzing male batterers’ views of what constitutes an ideal partner is scarce, and rejected features have not been tested. Analyzing the association of attraction and rejection patterns with attachment could help us understand how these men choose their female partners and the biases that make violence against these women more likely. The objective of this study was to analyze these patterns in male batterers with different attachment styles, considering both their ideal and actual partner assessments and the discrepancies between the two. Participants were 108 male offenders who were serving sentences in Colombian prisons for violence against women. In addition to identifying their attachment styles (secure, dismissive, preoccupied, and fearful), the study had participants assess their ideal and actual partners. The results showed significant differences in their actual partner assessments and in ideal-actual partner discrepancies, but not in their ideals. Secure attachment was related to the best partner assessments (higher scores in positive features and lower scores in negative ones), whereas the fearfully attached participants stood out for showing the worst assessments (higher scores in negative features and lower scores in positive ones). The findings provide evidence of the association of attachment styles with attraction and rejection patterns and offer suggestions for tailoring interventions.

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Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

2019

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“…There is thus an indisputable need to control aggressive behavior and its antecedents, such as the experience of anger. Previous research has shown that the experience of anger and maladaptive anger regulation are associated with higher frequencies of various forms of aggression, for example, dating aggression and intimate partner violence (Massa, Eckhardt, Sprunger, Parrott, & Subramani, 2017; Sullivan, Garthe, Goncy, Carlson, & Behrhorst, 2017). The goal of the current research was to examine an influential approach to the situated control of reactive aggression, which is the incompatible response hypothesis (Baron, 1993; Baron & Richardson, 1994).…”

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Inducing sadness reduces anger-driven aggressive behavior: A situational approach to aggression control.

Lütz¹,

Krahé²

2018

Psychology of Violence

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Objective:The incompatible response hypothesis states that inducing incompatible emotional states mitigates the effect of situational risk factors on aggressive behavior. The current study extended this approach to situated aggression control to withdrawal-related negative emotions. We proposed that even a negative affective state can be incompatible with aggression if its basic motivational orientation counteracts the approach orientation underlying anger and aggression. Specifically, we predicted that although it is inherently negative, sadness may reduce anger-driven aggressive behavior. Method: An experiment was conducted (N ϭ 149) in which half the participants were angered by means of a frustrating number-sequences task, whereas the other half were asked to engage in a similar but nonfrustrating task. To counteract anger-driven aggressive behavior, sadness was induced in half the participants by asking them to recall a sad personal episode. Participants in the no-sadness group recalled an affectively neutral episode. Finally, participants were asked to choose the difficulty level of the number sequences that would ostensibly be assigned to future participants, with the number of difficult sequences chosen indicating the strength of the aggressive response. Results: As predicted, the induction of sadness buffered anger-related aggressive behavior. Anger translated into aggression in the control condition but not in the sadness condition. The aggression-inhibiting effect of the experience of sadness was found to be driven by the compensating coactivation of anger and sadness. Conclusions: The results support the extension of the incompatible response hypothesis to withdrawal-related negative emotions and shed further light on the underlying processes.

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“…In this case, a lower perception of a partner's ability to feel could reinforce fear of abandonment in those who are preoccupied. In other words, their partner view (lower experience) would contribute to bolster attentional bias towards signs of rejection and ruminative thought (Massa, Eckhardt, Sprunger, Parrott, & Subramani, 2017).…”

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Integrating Dehumanization and Attachment in the Prediction of Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

Morera

Quiles

González-Méndez

2020

J Interpers Violence

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Dehumanization has the potential to account for different abusive behaviors because it involves making negative judgments of others that make it easier to harm them. However, research has not resorted to this mechanism to analyze teen dating violence (TDV) perpetration, nor has it examined its association with the broader representations of others linked to attachment. The first objective of this study was to analyze whether dehumanization of one’s partner (lesser perceived agency and experience) and attribution of evilness were associated with a higher level of TDV perpetration and specific attachment styles. The second objective was to develop a structural equation model (SEM) that allowed integration of the links between all these factors. Participants in this cross-sectional study were 1799 adolescents who completed a survey in high schools. The results showed that those who were classified as high in TDV perpetration did perceive lower agency, lower experience, and higher evilness in their partners. The dehumanized perception of one’s partner was found to vary according to the attachment styles, with those highest in avoidance (dismissive and fearful) dehumanizing their partners the most. The SEM showed that dehumanization is related to avoidant and not to anxious attachment. It also pointed to the relevance of attribution of evilness in predicting TDV perpetration. The invariance of the model was tested across gender subsamples. These findings allow better understanding of how violence may arise in early relationships and where to focus intervention with adolescents.

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Trauma cognitions and partner aggression: Anger, hostility, and rumination as intervening mechanisms.

Cited by 19 publications

References 40 publications

Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

Ideal and actual partner assessments in male batterers with different attachment styles

Inducing sadness reduces anger-driven aggressive behavior: A situational approach to aggression control.

Integrating Dehumanization and Attachment in the Prediction of Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

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