Cluster B personality disorders of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) have been implicated in predicting intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. However, most studies include only male perpetrators and ignore the dyadic interactions among couples. The current study examines the interactive role of both partners’ ASPD and BPD features to predict IPV perpetration with a dyadic perspective. Seventy-seven married heterosexual couples reporting recent partner violence participated in the study. Each partner completed the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II. A considerable number of participants (53.25% of the men and 46.75% of the women for ASPD and 41.56% of the men and 42.86% of the women for BPD) scored higher than the diagnostic cutoff point. Actor–partner interdependence modeling examined the reciprocal influence of men’s and women’s personality disorder features on IPV perpetration in two separate actor–partner interdependence models. Results of the first model revealed that the IPV perpetration of both wives and husbands was predicted by their own ASPD scores. In the second model, men’s IPV perpetration was predicted both by his own and his partner’s BPD features, but this was not true of women’s IPV perpetration. While ASPD was a consistent risk factor for IPV perpetration, there were gender differences in the influence of BPD on IPV perpetration. Women’s BPD symptoms appear to put her at risk for victimization of IPV. Therefore, in couples experiencing IPV and having BPD symptoms, both partners may benefit from interventions to address emotional instability to prevent future IPV.

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反社会和边缘人格与亲密伴侣暴力行为之间关系的二元分析


B 类人格障碍反社会人格障碍 (ASPD) 和边缘性人格障碍 (BPD) 与预测亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 犯罪有关。然而，大多数研究仅包括男性施暴者，而忽略了夫妻之间的二元互动。当前的研究考察了伴侣双方的 ASPD 和 BPD 特征的交互作用，以从二元角度预测 IPV 的实施。七十七名报告最近伴侣暴力的已婚异性夫妇参与了这项研究。每个合作伙伴都完成了修订后的冲突策略量表和 Millon 临床多轴量表-II。相当多的参与者（ASPD 为 53.25% 的男性和 46.75% 的女性，BPD 为 41.56% 的男性和 42.86% 的女性）得分高于诊断截止点。演员-伴侣相互依赖模型在两个独立的演员-伴侣相互依赖模型中检验了男性和女性人格障碍特征对 IPV 实施的相互影响。第一个模型的结果显示，妻子和丈夫的 IPV 犯罪行为都是通过他们自己的 ASPD 分数来预测的。在第二个模型中，男性的 IPV 实施是通过他自己和伴侣的 BPD 特征来预测的，但女性的 IPV 实施却并非如此。虽然 ASPD 是 IPV 实施的一致危险因素，但 BPD 对 IPV 实施的影响存在性别差异。女性的 BPD 症状似乎使她面临感染 IPV 的风险。因此，在经历 IPV 并有 BPD 症状的夫妇中，双方都可能受益于解决情绪不稳定的干预措施，以预防未来的 IPV。