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Citation |
Berthelot N, Hébert M, Godbout N, Goulet M, Bergeron S, Boucher S. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2014; 23(9): 982-998. |
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(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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Abstract |
Childhood maltreatment is a significant risk factor for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood. This study tested, in a clinical sample, a conceptual model suggesting that childhood maltreatment contributes to the development of anger personality traits, directly and indirectly via post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and that anger personality traits, in turn, are associated with IPV. Adults consulting for sex therapy (n = 114) completed self-report measures of childhood maltreatment, PTSD, anger, and IPV. Participants were exposed to high rates of childhood maltreatment (83%). Path analysis supported the hypothesized model: exposure to child maltreatment was associated with anger personality traits, and this association was partially mediated by PTSD symptoms. Anger personality traits were highly correlated with IPV. Language: en |