Dyadic Adjustment as a Mediator of the Relationship between Attachment, Attributional Style, and Violence in Male Batterers

This study examines the mediating effects of male dyadic adjustment on the relationships between attachment and attributional styles, and both psychological and physical husband violence. Based on data from 68 married violent men recruited through community organizations that work with violent men, regression analyses showed that husbands- dyadic adjustment mediates the associations between avoidant attachment and attributional style, and psychological aggression, but not physical violence. Scientific and clinical implications are discussed

Authors:

• Hélène Brisebois
• Claude Bélanger
• Marie-Pier Léger-Bélanger
• Valérie Lamontagne

Keywords:

• Attachment
• attributions
• dyadic adjustment
• marital violence.

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