Psychological Profiles of Women in Abusive Relationships

Coolidge, Frederick L.; Srivastava, Apeksha

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_2165-1

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“…Subsequently, the victims develop an inability to detect threats in later relationships, thus putting them at risk for revictimization. In line with this theory, women who have had multiple abusive relationships have been found to have higher incidence of DPD and PTSD than those with only one abusive relationship, or no abusive relationships (Coolidge and Anderson, 2002). These studies lend evidence to the relationship between unhealthy dependency and greater traumatization.…”

Section: Trauma Dependency and Detachmentmentioning

confidence: 61%

Intergenerational Trauma, Dependency, and Detachment

2023

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The literature on intergenerational transmission of trauma is predominantly focused on the mental health functioning of children and grandchildren of trauma survivors. Research shows that having a traumatized parent is related to increased psychopathology and dysfunctional attachment patterns in the next generation, but little is known about the effects of parental trauma on other aspects of interpersonal relating. The current study addresses this gap. Participants were young adult students from an urban college; individual and parental trauma histories, and indices of unhealthy dependency, dysfunctional detachment, and healthy dependency, were obtained. Results indicated that a wide range of parental traumas were positively correlated with dysfunctional detachment, but not related to destructive overdependence or healthy dependency. These results suggest that a wide range of parental traumas have a negative impact on the next generation's interpersonal dependency by fostering a tendency to distance themselves from close relationships.

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Section: Trauma Dependency and Detachmentmentioning

confidence: 61%