Unraveling the Web of Individual Characteristics and Negative Partner Relationship Events Through Network Analyses

IF 2.3 3区心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Interpersonal Violence Pub Date : 2025-10-19 DOI:10.1177/08862605251375396

Iris Frowijn, Elien De Caluwé, Stefan Bogaerts

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Abstract

Aggression in relational contexts, such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and stalking, is a worldwide problem with severe consequences for all involved, including bystanders and society. Although previous research has identified risk factors for victims and perpetrators, the connections among these risk factors remain unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate how individual characteristics (i.e., childhood trauma, adult attachment style, maladaptive personality traits, and moral disengagement) and negative experiences during or after romantic relationships (i.e., IPV and stalking) as both victim and perpetrator are interrelated. A sample of 648 participants from the general population completed online self-report questionnaires (71% female, M age = 34.93 years old, SD age = 16.40). A partial correlation network was estimated on the scale level to investigate these interrelations. In addition, networks were estimated and compared for men and women separately. While IPV victimization and perpetration were strongly interrelated, there was no significant relationship to other nodes in the network. Contrarily, stalking victimization was part of the network and positively connected to abusive childhood trauma and gender. The most central nodes in the network were Callous-Unemotional personality traits and gender. No significant differences were found between the networks for men and women separately. Against expectations, these individual characteristics are not as impactful in IPV involvement as previously thought. Further research is needed to understand the contextual factors predicting aggression in romantic relationships.

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通过网络分析揭示个体特征与消极伴侣关系事件的关系网

亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）和跟踪等关系环境中的攻击行为是一个全球性问题，对包括旁观者和社会在内的所有相关人员造成严重后果。尽管先前的研究已经确定了受害者和加害者的风险因素，但这些风险因素之间的联系仍不清楚。因此，我们的目的是研究个体特征（即童年创伤、成人依恋类型、适应不良人格特征和道德脱离）与作为受害者和加害者的恋爱关系期间或之后的负面经历（即IPV和跟踪）是如何相互关联的。从一般人群中抽取648名参与者完成在线自我报告问卷（71%为女性，M年龄= 34.93岁，SD年龄= 16.40）。在尺度水平上估计了一个部分相关网络来研究这些相互关系。此外，还分别对男性和女性的网络进行了估计和比较。虽然IPV受害和犯罪之间有很强的相关性，但与网络中的其他节点之间没有显著的关系。相反，跟踪受害者是网络的一部分，与受虐待的童年创伤和性别呈正相关。网络中最中心的节点是冷酷无情的人格特征和性别。男性和女性的社交网络之间没有明显差异。与预期相反，这些个体特征对IPV参与的影响并不像之前认为的那样大。需要进一步的研究来了解预测恋爱关系中攻击行为的环境因素。

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Journal of Interpersonal Violence Multiple-

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

12.00%

发文量

375

期刊介绍： The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.