title: Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles.
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.
authors.affiliation: University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland. alan.carr@ucd.ie
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Edel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dooley
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Roisín
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Flanagan-Howard
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shevlin
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tierney
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002674:Child, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors