Attachment theory has increasingly been
utilized to understand the etiology of sexual violence, and anxious attachment
appears to be especially informative in this domain.
We investigate the
influence of general anxious attachment and specific anxious attachment on
hostile masculine attitudes to predict male-perpetrated sexual assault. We
hypothesize that hostile masculinity will mediate the relationship between
general anxious attachment style and sexual assault perpetration (Hypothesis 1)
and the relationship between specific anxious attachment to the assaulted woman
and sexual assault perpetration (Hypothesis 2). Men (N = 193) completed the Sexual
Experiences Survey (SES) to determine sexual assault history and completed
measures of general attachment style, specific attachment to the woman involved
in the sexual activity, and measures of hostile masculine attitudes.
Results
support the hypothesized mediation models, such that general anxious attachment
and specific anxious attachment are significantly associated with hostile
masculinity, which in turn, predicts the likelihood of male-perpetrated sexual
assault.
The findings suggest that the unique characteristics of anxious
attachment may escalate into hostile masculinity, which then increases the
likelihood of sexual assault perpetration.
This research is the first to
investigate attachment bonds to the woman involved in the sexual activity and
likelihood of sexual assault perpetration against the same woman.
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By:
Nicole Barbaro, Department of Psychology, Oakland
University, 108 Pryale Hall, Rochester, MI 48309, USA. Email: nmbarbar@oakland.edu
J Interpers Violence January 3, 2016 0886260515622301
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