@article{ref1,
title="Childhood exposure to parental violence, attachment insecurities, and intimate partner violence perpetration among Arab adults in Israel",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2022",
author="Sokar, Shireen and Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. and Greenbaum, Charles W.",
volume="136",
number="",
pages="e105999-e105999",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Extensive research supports the existence of a &quot;cycle of violence&quot; that links exposure to parental violence during childhood (i.e., witnessing interparental violence and child maltreatment) with intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. However, there is still a need to explore the mechanisms through which early exposure to parental violence may foster IPV perpetration during adulthood. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: In this study, we examine the mediating role of attachment insecurities and gender differences in the relationship between exposure to parental violence during childhood and IPV perpetration during adulthood. <br><br>METHOD, PARTICIPANTS, AND SETTING: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among a representative sample of 604 married Arab adults (M age = 33.5, SD = 6.52; 50.1 % women) in Israel using a self-administered questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: Exposure to physical violence, both as a victim and indirectly as a witness in childhood, was found positively correlated with adulthood IPV perpetration, with effect sizes ranging from weak (f(2) = 0.01) to moderate (f(2) = 0.15). Further, attachment-related avoidance was found to mediate the association between witnessing interparental physical violence and IPV perpetration. Gender differences were found in this relationship, with a stronger association indicated among male participants than among females. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Exposure to physical violence may be understood as a risk factor for IPV perpetration directly and indirectly through the development of attachment-related avoidance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105999"
}