Distress tolerance, anger expression and resilience as predictors of intimate partner violence entrapment relationship

Abstract

This study investigated whether some psychological variables such as distress tolerance, resilience and anger expression could contribute to intimate partner violence entrapment relationship. Two hundred and seven married women were drawn from five Local Government Areas of Nsukka Senatorial Zone, Eastern Nigeria, using convenient sampling techniques. The age of the participants ranged from 20 to 60 years with a mean age of 37.58. Composite Abuse Scale (CAS). Distress Tolerance Scale, Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and Anger Expression Scale were used for data collection. The result of the step-wise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that location (urban or rural areas) of the participants was a significant predictor of intimate partner's violence entrapment relationship (β= -.20, t (207) = -3.28, p<.00I); age of the participants was a significant predictor of intimate partners' violence entrapment relationship (β =.43, t (207) =5.58, p<.00l); distress tolerance was found to be a significant predictor of intimate partners' violence entrapment relationship (β = -.18, t (207)=2.70, p<.00I): anger-in was found to be a significant predictor of intimate partners' violence entrapment relationship (β =.19, t (207) =2.70, p<.0I). Anger-out and resilience were not found to be significant predictors of intimate partners' violence entrapment relationship. This implies that those women who have the capability to withstand negative psychological states and who suppress their anger are more likely to stay in intimate partner violence relationship.