Adult attachment style and therapeutic alliance in men who assault their partners

In order to develop strategies to facilitate the establishment of a positive therapeutic alliance, which is considered the main predictor of therapeutic success in the intervention with men who use violence against their partners (partner violence perpetrators), this study aims to analyze whether th...

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Autores: Lazo Bazán, Wilson Omar, Quintana Peña, Alberto Loharte
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad César Vallejo
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad César Vallejo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.revistas.ucv.edu.pe:article/139
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/psiquemag/article/view/139
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:alianza terapéutica
apego adulto
violencia contra la pareja
intervención con agresores
hombres que ejercen violencia contra la pareja
therapeutic alliance
adult attachment
intimate partner violence
batterers’ treatment
partner violence perpetrators
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Sumario:In order to develop strategies to facilitate the establishment of a positive therapeutic alliance, which is considered the main predictor of therapeutic success in the intervention with men who use violence against their partners (partner violence perpetrators), this study aims to analyze whether there is a significant relationship between adult attachment styles and the establishment of a positive therapeutic alliance in the psychotherapeutic intervention with partner violence perpetrators. The results confirm the existence of this relationship; also, it is found that the Hostile Fearful attachment style presents problems to establish a positive therapeutic alliance. Given these findings the authors discuss the importance that therapists consider the adult attachment style of these men in order to foster therapeutic alliance; also, additional implications are analyzed for future research to improve clinical practice.