SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Peloquin, K., Lafontaine, M. F., & Brassard, A. (2011). A dyadic approach to the study of romantic attachment, dyadic empathy, and psychological partner aggression. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28, 915–942.

Learning Objective: 9-2: Identify the various risk factors associated with perpetration of intimate partner abuse in adult relationships.
Summary: The study examined intrapersonal, dyadic, and meditational relationships underlying romantic attachment. In women, attachment insecurity predicted lower dyadic empathy and greater psychological aggression. In men, attachment insecurity predicted lower perspective taking, higher empathic concern, and greater psychological aggression.

Questions to Consider

  1. How was psychological partner aggression defined in the study?
  2. What is attachment theory? How does it explain romantic partner relationships? How is this similar to how it explains parent-child relationships?
  3. Why were the results hypothesized to differ between men and women? Why do you think some results differed?

Article 2: Wymbs, B. T., Dawson, A. E., Suhr, J. A., Bunford, N., & Gidycz, C. Q. (2015). ADHD symptoms as risk factors for intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32, 659–681.

Summary: Study examined ADHD symptoms and additional risk factors to determine if they were uniquely associated with IPV. Correlational analyses indicated that participants with greater ADHD symptom severity reported higher rates of psychological and physical IPV perpetration, and higher rates of psychological IPV victimization.

Learning Objective: 9-2: Identify the various risk factors associated with perpetration of intimate partner abuse in adult relationships.

Questions to Consider

  1. What is ADHD? What about ADHD was hypothesized to be associated with higher levels of IPV perpetration and victimization?
  2. What other mental health disorders may be associated with IPV? Why?
  3. Describe the advantages and disadvantages with conducting this study with college students.