Experiences within the family of origin and intimate partner violence: a dyadic model analysis

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3122

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Family of origin, Marital conflict, Family violence

Abstract

Intimate partner violence may be influenced by family experience. This study aims to test a dyadic model verifying the relationship between events experienced in the family of origin and intimate partner violence. This study addressed 304 heterosexual couples using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2), and Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ). The analyses were performed using the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) and the structural equation model. Less intense violence was positively and significantly correlated with violence perpetrated by husbands and wives (r = 0.661; p < 0.01), whereas no correlation was found between severe violence and latent factors, excluding interdependence between the dyads. All the seven models presented satisfactory goodness of fit (CFI>0.91; RMSEA < 0.08), except for the dimension “sexual abuse”. Therefore, the results reinforce that the events experienced in the family of origin influence intimate partner violence.

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Author Biographies

  • Josiane Razera, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

    Professor at the Faculdade Meridional de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo-RS, Brazil.

  • Livia Maria Bedin, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

  • Eduarda Lima de Oliveira, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

    Master student at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo-RS, Brazil.

  • Clarisse Pereira Mosmann, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

    Professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo-RS, Brazil.

  • Denise Falcke, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

    Professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo-RS, Brazil.

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2021-12-31

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Razera, J., Bedin, L. M., Oliveira, E. L. de, Mosmann, C. P., & Falcke, D. (2021). Experiences within the family of origin and intimate partner violence: a dyadic model analysis. Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 31, e3122. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3122