Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles

Alan Carr; Edel Flanagan; Barbara Dooley; Mark Fitzpatrick; Roisin Flanagan-Howard; Mark Shevlin; Kevin Tierney; Megan White; Margaret Daly; Jonathan Egan

doi:10.1080/14616730802638741

Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles

Alan Carr, Edel Flanagan, Barbara Dooley, Mark Fitzpatrick, Roisin Flanagan-Howard, Mark Shevlin, Kevin Tierney, Megan White, Margaret Daly, Jonathan Egan

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Abstract

Two hundred and forty seven survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland were classified with the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory as having fearful (44%), preoccupied (13%), dismissive (27%), or secure (17%) adult attachment styles. The group with the secure adult attachment style had the most positive profile, while the most negative profile occurred for the fearful group in terms of DSM IV diagnoses and scores on the Trauma Symptom Inventory, the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, the World Health Organization Quality of Life 100 scale, and the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale. The profile of the preoccupied group was more similar to that of the fearful group. The profile of the dismissive group was more similar to that of the secure group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-201
Journal	Attachment and Human Development
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14616730802638741
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2009

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