TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The role of multiple attachments in intergenerational transmission of child sexual  abuse among male victims
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Miljkovitch, Raphaële
A1  - Danner-Touati, Camille
A1  - Gery, Isabelle
A1  - Bernier, Annie
A1  - Sirparanta, Aino
A1  - Deborde, Anne-Sophie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: According to Finkelhor (1984), difficulties child sexual abusers have in  establishing adaptive adult relationships are a consequence of attachment problems  with parents. Research shows that insecure attachment is associated with both the  experience of child sexual abuse (CSA) as a victim and perpetration of CSA as an  adult. Attachment may thus be a key factor in intergenerational transmission (IT) of  CSA. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The study aims to examine the direct, interactive, and mediated  effects linking attachment in different relationships (mother, father, romantic  partner) to IT of CSA among male victims. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Thirty-two  abusing and 27 non-abusing male CSA survivors were recruited, respectively, in a  prison and via networks of former foster children or CSA victims. <br><br>METHOD: All  participants completed the Attachment Multiple Model Interview to assess attachment  along four dimensions (security, deactivation, hyperactivation, and disorganization)  in the relationship with mother, father, and partner. <br><br>RESULTS: Partial least square  modeling suggests that the partner carries forward (mediates) the increased risk of  committing sexual abuse associated with insecure/disorganized attachment with the  father. A significant partner-mother interaction also suggests that the deleterious  effects of attachment to the mother in terms of committing CSA are countered by more  secure/organized attachment to the partner. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the  pivotal role of the romantic partner in IT of CSA. Beyond early intervention,  therapy in adulthood aimed at fostering adaptive ways of finding emotional security  in the relationship with an adult could thus be encouraged.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104864
ID  - ref1
ER  -