Despite evidence that adult attachment insecurity has been linked to the perpetration of physical intimate violence, the mechanisms underlying this link need further exploration. The goal of this study was to evaluate the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the association between romantic attachment and the use of physical intimate partner violence. To this end, 611 students recruited from Chilean universities completed the Experiences in Close Relationships questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses revealed that emotion regulation difficulties mediated the relationship between dimensions of romantic attachment (anxiety over abandonment and avoidance of intimacy) and physical violence perpetration among both male and female participants. Implications for future research and clinical practice are presented herein.

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智利样本中的浪漫依恋和亲密伴侣的暴力行为：情绪调节困难的中介作用。

尽管有证据表明成人依恋不安全与人身亲密暴力行为的发生有关，但这种联系背后的机制仍需进一步探索。这项研究的目的是评估情绪调节困难在浪漫依恋和使用身体亲密伴侣暴力之间的关联中所起的中介作用。为此，从智利大学招募的611名学生完成了“亲密关系体验”问卷，“情绪调节困难量表”和“修订冲突策略量表”。结构方程模型（SEM）分析显示，情绪调节困难介导了浪漫的依恋维度（焦虑过度放弃和避免亲密感）与男性和女性参与者身体暴力行为之间的关系。本文介绍了对未来研究和临床实践的影响。