Examination of the relationship between intimate partner violence and attachment styles as predictors of intimate partner violence among students at the University of Namibia

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) continues to occur 111 many settings across soc10- economic, religious and cultural groups. It remains an unfortunate reality for many couples and families. Factors such as unemployment, alcohol- and drug abuse are some of the contributing factors to IPV. An absence of these factors, however fails, to explain the continued presence of PV . Therefore, the aim of this descriptive stud y was to explore the role that attachment styles play in IPV in Namibia, where prevalence is still high. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between attachment styles and IPV, as well as to determine the best predictor of IPV from the different styles of attachment, amongst Namibian university students. The research instruments used were a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Abuse within lntimate Relatinships Scale (AIR S), as well as the Experience in Close Relationship Structures (ECR-R) questionnaire, all structured questionnaires . The sample consisted of 380 undergraduate student s. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between attachment styles and IPV among University of Namibia students. Specifically, there is a link between anxious attachment and IPV. Furthermore, being anxiously attached is a predictor of lPV and age and gender do not have an effect on JPV.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Namibia

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Magorokosho, Natasja Kudzai

• Intimate partner violence
• lntimate relationships

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11070/3212

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.unam.edu.na:11070/3212