TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - Abuse and violence in intimate adult relationships: new perspectives from attachment theory JO - Attachment and human development A1 - West, M. A1 - George, C. SP - 137 EP - 156 VL - 1 IS - 2 N2 - Previous attachment writing about violence between intimate adult partners has implicated the role of insecure attachment. This paper proposes that insecure attachment is not sufficient to explain intimate partner violence. Instead, it is suggested that recent evidence leads to the conclusion that such violent behavior is best explained in terms of attachment disorganization, a more profound form of relational insecurity. We discuss the contributions of this perspective to intervention.

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