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Research to date has documented relations between several factors (income and economic dependence, frequency of intimate partner violence (IPV), fear of violence escalations, history of childhood abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms) and women\u2019s returning to their abusive partners. Nevertheless, the contribution of women\u2019s emotional bonds with their violent partners, known as identification with the aggressor (IWA), in explaining their perceived likelihood of going back to the relationship, has remained unclear. Subjects: The current study, conducted among 258 Israeli women who had left their violent partners, aimed to fill this void. Methods: An online survey was conducted. Demographic variables, history of childhood abuse, frequency of IPV, economic dependence on former partner, fear of future violence escalation, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, IWA, and perceived likelihood of returning to the relationship, were assessed via self-report questionnaire. Findings: Results indicated that two aspects of IWA\u2014becoming hyper-sensitive to the perpetrator and adopting the perpetrator\u2019s experience\u2014were related to women\u2019s perceived likelihood of returning to the relationship. Furthermore, a logistic regression analysis indicated that only two factors\u2014income and becoming hyper-sensitive to the perpetrator\u2014uniquely contributed to explaining the likelihood of returning to abusive partners. 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