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Childhood sexual abuse and attachment: An intergenerational perspective.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Jul; 15(3):407-22.CC

Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a recognized risk factor for various negative outcomes in adult survivors and their offspring. We used the Dynamic-Maturational Model of attachment theory as a framework for exploring the impact of maternal CSA on children's attachment relationships in the context of a longitudinal sample of adult survivors of CSA and non-abused comparison mothers and their children. Results indicated that children of CSA survivors were more likely to have extreme strategies of attachment than the children of non-abused mothers. However, because both groups were at socioeconomic risk, both were typified by anxious attachment. Explanations for findings and implications for children's development are explored.

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Kwako LE
National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0935, USA. kwako.laura@gmail.com
Noll JG
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Putnam FW
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Trickett PK
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MeSH

AdultChildChild Abuse, SexualChild, PreschoolDefense MechanismsFemaleHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsObject AttachmentParentingPersonality AssessmentReactive Attachment DisorderRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20603427

Citation

Kwako, Laura E., et al. "Childhood Sexual Abuse and Attachment: an Intergenerational Perspective." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 3, 2010, pp. 407-22.
Kwako LE, Noll JG, Putnam FW, et al. Childhood sexual abuse and attachment: An intergenerational perspective. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010;15(3):407-22.
Kwako, L. E., Noll, J. G., Putnam, F. W., & Trickett, P. K. (2010). Childhood sexual abuse and attachment: An intergenerational perspective. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 15(3), 407-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104510367590
Kwako LE, et al. Childhood Sexual Abuse and Attachment: an Intergenerational Perspective. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010;15(3):407-22. PubMed PMID: 20603427.
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