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Emotion regulation and intimate partner violence perpetration: A meta-analysis

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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102238

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Intimate partner violence; Emotion regulation; I 3 model

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern. Research shows that emotion regulation (ER) is associated with IPV perpetration, and its effect on IPV can be both risk-increasing and protective. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate the association between ER and IPV perpetration, finding a small to moderate correlation that varies with ER construct, prediction direction, and type of IPV measured. The study provides implications for theoretical and clinical models of IPV perpetration, and suggests future research directions.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern that affects millions of individuals each year. As such, research informing its prediction and prevention is paramount. Etiological models of IPV perpetration and empirical findings suggest that emotion regulation (ER) is associated with IPV perpetration. Further, research has suggested that depending on ER conceptualization, ER may predict either increased (e.g., risk factor) or decreased IPV perpetration (e.g., protective factor). Despite its documented association with IPV perpetration, and amenability to intervention, ER's aggregate association with IPV perpetration has not been evaluated. The present systematic review and meta-analysis analyzes ER's association with IPV perpetration. Two hundred and sixty-five effect sizes from 62 unique samples were included for analysis. Results suggested a small to moderate association between ER and IPV perpetration, the magnitude of which varied by ER construct, whether ER predicted increased or decreased IPV perpetration, and the type of IPV perpetration measured. The magnitude of association between ER and IPV perpetration did not vary by sample type or gender. Implications of these findings were reviewed in the context of meta-theoretical and clinically-focused models of IPV perpetration and suggestions for future research were explored.

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