Attachment and psychological adaptation in high exposure survivors of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center

被引:93
作者
Fraley, RC [1 ]
Fazzari, DA
Bonanno, GA
Dekel, S
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Psychol, Champaign, IL 61820 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Teachers Coll, Dept Counseling & Clin Psychol, New York, NY 10027 USA
关键词
adult attachment; adaptation; defense; September; 11; 2001;
D O I
10.1177/0146167205282741
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This study examined the relationship between individual differences in adult attachment and psychological adaptation in a sample of high-exposure survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Rade Center on September 11, 2001. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were assessed via self-report 7 and 18 months after the attacks. In, addition, friends and relatives were asked to provide evaluations of partic ipants' adjustment before and after the attacks. Findings indicate that securely attached individuals exhibited fewer symptoms of PTSD and depression than insecurely attached individuals and were viewed by friends and relatives as showing an increase in adjustment following the attacks. Highly dismissing adults were viewed by their friends and family as showing neither increments nor decrements in adjustment, despite the fact that highly dismissing people self-reported relatively high levels of PTSD and depression.
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页码:538 / 551
页数:14
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