Childhood Exposure to Parental Violence, Attachment Insecurities, and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Arab Adults in Israel

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a representative sample of 604 married Arab adults in Israel. Exposure to physical violence, both as a victim and indirectly as a witness in childhood, positively correlated with intimate partner violence perpetration. This association was mediated by attachment-related avoidance and moderated by gender.