@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between attachment style and posttraumatic stress symptomatology among adults who report the experience of childhood abuse",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2000",
author="Muller, R. T. and Sicoli, L. A. and Lemieux, K. E.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="321-332",
abstract="This study examines the relationship between adult attachment style and posttraumatic stress symptomatology in a volunteer sample of adults who reported the experience of childhood abuse. Sixty-six individuals completed measures of abuse history, attachment style, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Results indicated that 76% of participants endorsed one of the three insecure attachment styles (dismissing, fearful, or preoccupied). Analyses of variances revealed that those who displayed fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, which represent a negative view of the self, had the highest mean scores on posttraumatic symptoms. Correlational analyses revealed a significant positive relationship between negative view of self and posttraumatic stress symptomatology, but not between negative view of other and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Regression analyses indicated that having a negative view of self was most highly associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms, followed by a history of physical abuse. The regression analysis further indicated that negative view of other was unrelated to posttraumatic stress symptoms.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1023/A:1007752719557",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007752719557"
}