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Angel L. Reyes-Rodriguez; Elizabeth A. Goncy

Description

Intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively affects victims. However, traumatic experiences and anxious attachment are often overlooked in IPV studies. This study examined effectiveness of relationship perpetration between various types of IPV victimization, the perception of one’s ability to help-seek as a victim and a bystander, and how traumatic experiences and anxious attachment can play a role in the ability to help-seek. The data for this project was obtained from the Dating in Young Adults Study (studies 1 and 2). This secondary, archival dataset that examined relationships in young adults ages 18-30, contained questionnaires, self-report measures of IPV, and a qualitative interview. The total sample was 190 participants, 92 individuals from the DYAD 1 study and 98 individuals from the DYAD 2 study. Results indicated that when individuals report being less capable of help-seeking as a victim or as a bystander, the overall and all subtypes of IPV victimization scores were reported as the same. Secondly, based on existing studies of help-seeking, regardless of gender, individuals report the same levels of self-efficacy to engage in help-seeking as both a victim and a bystander. Lastly, in consideration of trauma, anxious attachment, and IPV victimization, each factor uniquely impacted help-seeking behavior above and beyond other subtypes.

Publication Date

2024

College

Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Keywords

Intimate partner violence, traumatic experiences, anious attachment, IPV victimization, bystander, help-seeking

Student Publication

This item is part of the McNair Scholars Program.

Examining the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence, Trauma, Attachment, and Help-seeking Self-Efficacy

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