Profiles of Irish survivors of institutional abuse with different adult attachment styles.
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.
Carr
Alan
A
University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland. alan.carr@ucd.ie
Flanagan
Edel
E
Dooley
Barbara
B
Fitzpatrick
Mark
M
Flanagan-Howard
Roisín
R
Shevlin
Mark
M
Tierney
Kevin
K
White
Megan
M
Daly
Margaret
M
Egan
Jonathan
J
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