This study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration or victimisation and intrinsic factors such as attachment styles. A total of 159 male and 221 female undergraduate students, ranging in age from 18 to 50 participated in the study. Participants completed two self-report inventories: The Abuse within Intimate Relationships Scale (AIRS) and the Experience in Close Relationship Structures (ECR-RS). Following regression analysis, the results indicated being anxiously attached was a predictor of IPV whilst avoidance was not. The personal demographics factors of age and sex did not predict IPV. In conclusion, anxious attachment is an internal model in adult relationships that result in IPV.

这项研究探讨了亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的犯罪或受害与内在因素（如依恋风格）之间的关系。共有159名年龄在18至50岁之间的男生和221名女大学生参加了这项研究。参与者完成了两个自我报告清单：亲密关系中的虐待量表（AIRS）和亲密关系结构中的经历（ECR-RS）。经过回归分析，结果表明焦虑依恋是IPV的预测因素，而回避则并非如此。年龄和性别的个人人口统计因素不能预测IPV。总之，焦虑依恋是导致IPV的成人关系的内部模型。