Intimate Partner Violence: Narratives of Attachment Relationships and Linguistic Analysis of Emotional Schemas Through a Quali-Quantitative Approach

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a concerning, widespread issue with serious health, social, and financial consequences. Previous studies highlighted the role of insecure attachment patterns in predicting IPV victimization. This study investigates attachment classifications among women survivors of IPV referred to antiviolence centers, as determined by the Adult Attachment Interview and compare them with a control group. Additionally, this study aims to discern variations in linguistic and narrative styles, utilizing referential process linguistic measures, between the IPV and control groups. Twenty-eight female survivors of IPV and 28 controls completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Adult Attachment Interview. The analyses revealed that 25% of the women in the IPV group exhibited a secure attachment style, in contrast to 78.5% of individuals in the control group. Furthermore, 75% of the women in the IPV group reported an insecure attachment (dismissing, disorganized, or preoccupied pattern), while only 21.5% of the control group displayed similar patterns of insecure attachment. Several differences in linguistic measures emerged between groups. The results indicated that women in the IPV group employed fewer positive affect words but utilized more concrete and imagery representations when describing their attachment experiences. This demonstrated a higher emotional involvement in their past attachment experiences and an endeavor to reflect on their past violence experiences. Current findings suggest that the attachment systems and attachment working model in women with a history of IPV were strongly activated during their admission for requesting help at an antiviolence center. These preliminary results may have important clinical implications. 摘要 亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一个令人担忧的、普遍存在的问题，具有严重的健康、社会和经济后果。先前的研究强调了不安全依恋模式在预测IPV受害中的作用。本研究调查了由成人依恋访谈 （AAI） 确定的转介到反暴力中心的 IPV 女性幸存者的依恋分类，并将其与对照组进行比较。此外，本研究旨在利用参照过程语言测量（RP） 来辨别 IPV 组和对照组之间语言和叙事风格的差异。28 名 IPV 女性幸存者和 28 名对照组完成了社会人口学问卷和 AAI。分析显示，IPV组中有25%的女性表现出安全的依恋风格，而对照组的这一比例为78.5%。此外，IPV组中75%的女性报告了不安全的依恋（回避型，混乱型或焦虑型），而对照组中只有21.5%的女性表现出类似的不安全依恋模式。两组之间在语言测量上出现了一些差异。结果表明，IPV组的女性在描述她们的依恋体验时使用了较少的积极情感词，但使用了更多的具体的和意象的表征。这表明她们过去的依恋体验中有更高的情感参与，并努力反思她们过去的暴力体验。 目前的研究结果表明，有IPV病史的女性在入院时在反暴力中心寻求帮助时，依恋系统和依恋工作模式被强烈激活。这些初步结果可能具有重要的临床意义。