SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Brassard A, Darveau V, Péloquin K, Lussier Y, Shaver PR. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2014; 23(7): 683-704.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10926771.2014.933464

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the association between men's experience of childhood sexual abuse and later perpetration of intimate partner violence, considering the roles of attachment insecurity and poor anger regulation. The sample was 302 Canadian men undergoing counseling for relationship difficulties or aggression. They completed questionnaires assessing childhood sexual abuse, the two dimensions of attachment insecurity (anxiety and avoidance), anger regulation processes, physical and psychological aggression, and social desirability bias. Path analyses showed that men who experienced childhood sexual abuse scored higher on attachment anxiety, which in turn was associated with aggressive behaviors directly and through four anger-related variables (trait anger, anger-in, anger-out, and low anger control). Attachment-related avoidance predicted psychological aggression, but not physical aggression, through men's trait anger and anger-in.

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print