title: Relationships Among Dispositional Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, and Women's Dating Violence Perpetration: A Path Analysis.
abstract: Scant research examined mechanisms underlying the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and dating violence (DV) perpetration. Using a cross-sectional design with 203 college women, we examined whether distress tolerance mediated the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and DV perpetration (i.e., psychological aggression and physical assault). Path analyses results revealed indirect effects of mindfulness facetsnonjudging of inner experiencesandnonreactivity to inner experienceson both psychological aggression and physical assault through distress tolerance. Mindfulness facetsobserving,describing, andacting with awarenesswere not linked to DV perpetration through distress tolerance. Results suggest that women who allow internal experiences to come and go without assigning criticism or avoidance are better able to tolerate transient distress and less likely to abuse a dating partner. Future research may examine distress tolerance and dispositional mindfulness facets as potential intervention targets for women who abuse dating partners.
authors: 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors: Meagan J
authors: MJ
authors: Brem
authors: 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Khaddouma
authors: 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Elmquist
authors: 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors: Autumn Rae
authors: AR
authors: Florimbio
authors: 2 Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
authors: Ryan C
authors: RC
authors: Shorey
authors: 1 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
authors: Gregory L
authors: GL
authors: Stuart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D064866:Mindfulness; D010551:Personality; D057566:Self Report; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: dating violence; domestic violence; intervention/treatment; women offenders