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- Intimate partner violence : relationship with infidelity and attachment in adulthoodPublication . Fernandes, Ana Filipa Oliveira; Almeida, TelmaBackground: Given the importance of intimate partner violence (IPV), researchers focus on the study of their risk factors, namely, attachment and infidelity. Studies show that anxious and avoidant attachments, as well as the occurrence of infidelity, increase the probability of the existence of IPV. There are no national studies that analyze this relationship, and it is important to study this problem, identifying risk factors that allow the implementation of intervention programs. Objectives: We aimed to adapt the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) and the Infidelity Scale (IS) to the Portuguese population; analyze the relationship between IPV and infidelity and verify the relationship between IPV and attachment. Participants: The sample was composed of 604 Portuguese adults (525 women and 79 men) between 18 and 70 years old (M = 35.60, SD = 8.61). Methods: The participants answer to the protocol through a web survey, and completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, CAS, IS and ERP. Results: For CAS the results showed a structure with four factors and an unsatisfactory model, although it presents good psychometric properties. IS has two factors, a satisfactory fit of the model and good psychometric properties. The results showed no significant relationship between IPV and infidelity and a positive and significant relationship between IPV and attachment. Conclusions: This data allows for identifying some risk factors for IPV. Based on the validation of CAS and IS, it is possible to overcome limitations present in IPV and infidelity assessment instruments, which may be important for integration into risk assessment protocols.