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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 1 Means and standard deviations of study variables by sex

From: The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between family of origin violence and intimate partner violence

Variable

Women

Men

M

SD

M

SD

Adaptive emotion regulation strategies

 Acceptance

7.30

3.83

7.79

3.30

 Reappraisal

13.72

3.23

13.59

3.38

 Refocus on planning

8.47

4.18

8.53

3.53

 Mindfulness

103.54

25.52

89.28

22.58

Maladaptive emotion regulation strategies

 Rumination

12.24

5.92

10.31

5.14

 Difficulties controlling impulsive behaviors

15.22

4.82

15.33

5.72

 Limited access to regulation strategies

15.83

5.44

20.13

6.24

 Inability to engage in goal-directed behaviors

9.12

3.52

12.53

3.74

Family of origin violence

 Physical violence

52.78

16.41

59.13

14.73

 Psychological violence

48.28

14.62

43.27

14.20

 Sexual violence

21.48

9.37

25.58

12.49

Intimate partner violence

 Physical violence

6.07

2.56

9.92

3.01

 Severe physical violence

10.63

3.51

16.36

4.17

 Psychological violence

15.53

4.26

15.38

4.40

 Sexual violence

2.12

1.61

5.27

3.25