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dc.contributor.author | Bryant, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Creamer, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | O'Donnell, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Forbes, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Felmingham, K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Silove, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Malhi, G. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Van Hoof, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | McFarlane, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nickerson, A. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Psychological Medicine, 2017; 47(11):2028-2035 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-2917 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1469-8978 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/106900 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Prolonged separation from parental support is a risk factor for psychopathology. This study assessed the impact of brief separation from parents during childhood trauma on adult attachment tendencies and post-traumatic stress.Children (n = 806) exposed to a major Australian bushfire disaster in 1983 and matched controls (n = 725) were assessed in the aftermath of the fires (mean age 7-8 years) via parent reports of trauma exposure and separation from parents during the fires. Participants (n = 500) were subsequently assessed 28 years after initial assessment on the Experiences in Close Relationships scale to assess attachment security, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was assessed using the PTSD checklist.Being separated from parents was significantly related to having an avoidant attachment style as an adult (B = -3.69, s.e. = 1.48, β = -0.23, p = 0.013). Avoidant attachment was associated with re-experiencing (B = 0.03, s.e. = 0.01, β = 0.31, p = 0.045), avoidance (B = 0.03, s.e. = 0.01, β = 0.30, p = 0.001) and numbing (B = 0.03, s.e. = 0.01, β = 0.30, p < 0.001) symptoms. Anxious attachment was associated with re-experiencing (B = 0.03, s.e. = 0.01, β = 0.18, p = 0.001), numbing (B = 0.03, β = 0.30, s.e. = 0.01, p < 0.001) and arousal (B = 0.04, s.e. = 0.01, β = 0.43, p < 0.001) symptoms.These findings demonstrate that brief separation from attachments during childhood trauma can have long-lasting effects on one's attachment security, and that this can be associated with adult post-traumatic psychopathology. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | R. A. Bryant, M. Creamer, M. O'Donnell, D. Forbes, K. L. Felmingham, D. Silove, G. Malhi, M. van Hoof, A. C. McFarlane and A. Nickerson | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | - |
dc.rights | © Cambridge University Press 2017 | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291717000472 | - |
dc.subject | Attachment | - |
dc.subject | childhood | - |
dc.subject | post-traumatic stress disorder | - |
dc.subject | separation | - |
dc.title | Separation from parents during childhood trauma predicts adult attachment security and post-traumatic stress disorder | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0033291717000472 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1073041 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Van Hoof, M. [0000-0002-9376-3714] | - |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Psychology publications |
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