Purpose

Despite family of origin violence (FOV) exposure being consistently related to traditional forms of dating abuse (DA) perpetration and victimization, few studies have extended this association to cyber DA. As attachment insecurity is commonly linked to FOV exposure and DA, we examined whether attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance mediated the relation between FOV (i.e., experiencing parent-to-child aggression, witnessing interparental aggression) and cyber DA perpetration and victimization forms (i.e., direct cyber aggression, cyber monitoring/controlling, cyber sexual DA).

Methods

We tested these associations using a crosssectional design with 584 college students.

Results

Parent-to-child aggression was indirectly related to all forms of cyber DA perpetration and victimization through attachment anxiety. Attachment avoidance was unrelated to both forms of FOV; however, it was directly related to increased direct cyber aggression victimization, increased cyber sexual DA victimization, and decreased cyber monitoring/controlling perpetration. Findings suggested that those with a history of experiencing parent-to-child aggression may develop an anxious attachment style and perpetrate cyber DA to relieve distress associated with physical distance from their romantic partners. Additionally, people with avoidant attachment styles may be less apt to perpetrate cyber DA due to comfort with physical distance from romantic partners.

Conclusion

These findings extended the intergenerational transmission of violence theory of DA etiology from in-person DA to cyber DA perpetration and victimization using an attachment theory framework. Cyber DA prevention research should explore interventions that reduce attachment insecurity, particularly among individuals with histories of parent-to-child aggression.

中文翻译：

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应用依恋理论将家庭暴力史与大学生网络约会虐待联系起来

目的

尽管家庭暴力 (FOV) 暴露始终与传统形式的约会虐待 (DA) 实施和受害有关，但很少有研究将这种关联扩展到网络 DA。由于依恋不安全通常与 FOV 暴露和 DA 相关，我们研究了依恋焦虑和依恋回避是否介导了 FOV（即，经历父母对孩子的攻击，目睹父母间的攻击）与网络 DA 实施和受害形式（即，直接网络攻击、网络监控/控制、网络性 DA）。

方法

我们使用横断面设计对 584 名大学生进行了测试。

结果

父母对孩子的攻击与所有形式的网络 DA 犯罪和通过依恋焦虑受害间接相关。附件避免与两种形式的 FOV 无关；然而，它与直接网络攻击受害的增加、网络性 DA 受害的增加以及网络监控/控制犯罪的减少直接相关。研究结果表明，那些有亲子攻击史的人可能会发展出焦虑的依恋风格，并实施网络 DA 以减轻与浪漫伴侣的身体距离相关的痛苦。此外，具有回避型依恋风格的人可能不太容易实施网络 DA，因为他们对与浪漫伴侣的物理距离感到舒适。

结论

这些发现使用依恋理论框架将 DA 病因的暴力理论的代际传播从面对面的 DA 扩展到网络 DA 的实施和受害。网络 DA 预防研究应探索减少依恋不安全感的干预措施，特别是在有亲子攻击史的个体中。