Childhood Attachment and Abuse: Long-Term Effects on Adult Attachment, Depression, and Conflict Resolution.

Styron, Thomas; Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie

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ERIC Number: EJ553972

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Childhood Attachment and Abuse: Long-Term Effects on Adult Attachment, Depression, and Conflict Resolution.

Styron, Thomas; Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v21 n10 p1015-23 Oct 1997

Analysis of questionnaire responses by 879 college students found respondents who indicated they had been abused as children reported less secure relationships, more depression, and greater use of destructive behaviors than their nonabused counterparts. Abuse history was substantially stronger than parental attachment in predicting conflict resolution behaviors. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Children, College Students, Conflict Resolution, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Questionnaires, Self Destructive Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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