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31 J. Fam. Violence 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/jfamv31 and id is 1 raw text is: J Fam Viol (2016) 31:1-13 DOI 10.1007/s10896-015-9753-3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Anger, Control, and Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood Peggy C. Giordano1 Jennifer E. Copp 2 Monica A. Longmore'1 Wendy D. Manning ' Published online: 8 July 2015 C Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 Abstract A common theme is that intimate partner violence (IPV) is not about anger, but about power and control. While prior research has focused either on respondents' or partners' controlling behaviors, an interactionist perspec- tive provides the basis for hypothesizing that both re- spondent and partner control will be associated with increased odds of reporting perpetration, and that emo- tional processes are a component of IPV experiences. Analyses rely on interview data collected at waves 1 and 5 of a longitudinal study (Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study; n=928) of adolescent and young adult relationships. Results indicate that after controlling for traditional predictors, both respondent and partner control attempts and measures of anger (including a measure of relationship-based anger) contributed signif- icantly to the odds of reporting perpetration. Further, these patterns did not differ by gender, indicating areas of similarity in the relationship and emotional processes associated with variations in men and women's IPV reports. Keywords Anger - Control - Intimate partner violence Young adult relationships W Peggy C. Giordano pgiorda@bgsu.edu Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA 2 Present address: College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA Introduction In spite of recent calls for integration, theories of intimate partner violence have tended to develop along distinct paths, and are often considered opposing frameworks (Bell and Naugle 2008; Langer and Lawrence 2010). One tradition based in social learning theory has focused on the importance of risk factors such as early exposure to violence within the family (Mihalic and Elliott 1997; Shook et al. 2000). Researchers have suggested that these experiences develop as learned responses and lifestyle factors associated with the use of aggression across multiple contexts. Other researchers have focused on individual differences in emotional reactivity, and thus have explored the idea of a general propensity for angry expression. Feminist theorizing more often centers on unique features of this form of violence, suggesting that broad-based gender inequalities and patriarchal attitudes influence conduct within the realm of intimate relationships. Thus, research and prevention/intervention efforts based on the latter tradition foster a view of IPV as not so much about anger as about power and control (Anderson 2005; Dobash and Dobash 1979; Komter 1989; Smith et al. 2009). In broad outlines then, anger is a concept that fits more readily with social learning or propensity arguments, and control is a centerpiece of the fem- inist perspective. While not fundamentally incompatible em- phases, anger and control have not been fully linked concep- tually, nor often examined within the context of the same study designs. This bifurcation of theory and associated re- search is potentially limiting to the development of a compre- hensive understanding of mechanisms underlying IPV, and has influenced the direction of policy and program efforts. Thus, a key objective of the current study is to examine em- pirically the associations between anger, controlling behav- iors, and IPV perpetration. 4L Springer crossMark

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