Open AccessLinks Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Intimate Partner Aggression: The Mediating Role of Anger Expression
Author(s) -
Eleni Maneta,
Shiri Cohen,
Marc S. Schulz,
Robert J. Waldinger
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
violence and victims
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1945-7073
pISSN - 0886-6708
DOI - 10.1891/0886-6708.27.3.315
Subject(s) - anger , aggression , psychology , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , physical abuse , domestic violence , occupational safety and health , developmental psychology , medicine , medical emergency , pathology
Research linking childhood physical abuse (CPA) and adult intimate partner aggression (IPA) has focused on individuals without sufficient attention to couple processes. In this study, 109 couples reported on histories of CPA, IPA, and anger expression. Actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) was used to examine links between CPA and revictimization and perpetration of IPA, with anger suppression as a potential mediator. Women's CPA histories were associated with more physical aggression towards and more revictimization by partners. Men's CPA histories were only associated at the trend level with their revictimization. Anger suppression fully mediated the link between women's CPA and both revictimization and perpetration of IPA. Findings suggest that women with CPA histories are more prone to suppress anger, which leaves them at greater risk for revictimization and perpetration of IPA.
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