Relationship of Adult Attachment Styles and External Shame on Depression Symptoms among Married Couples: A Preliminary Study

Kadir, Nor Ba`Yah Abdul; Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad Wan; Desa, Asmawati; Omar, Fatimah; Halim, Fatimah Wati; Yusooff, Fatimah

doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0011.101

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“…Shame is reported in the anecdotal literature quite ubiquitously (Fogler et al, 2008; Neustein & Lesher, 2008). Proneness to shame is an important predictor of mental health problems in general in survivors of sexual abuse (Talbot, Talbot, & Tu, 2004) and is quite strongly related to depression (Kadir et al, 2017; Weingarden, Renshaw, Wilhelm, Tangney, & DiMauro, 2016).…”

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Consequences of abuse by religious authorities: A review.

McGraw¹,

Ebadi²,

Dalenberg³

et al. 2019

Traumatology

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Sexual abuse by clergy has been the subject of expanding interest in recent decades, although most publications have been theoretical or descriptive rather than empirical. After a search identifying all published empirical articles focused on consequences to the victims of abuse by religious authorities (SARA), we identified recurrent themes that predominated the research, presenting the data meta-analytically when possible. The recurrent themes found in the literature were as follows: SARA in the Catholic Church, attention to male victims, victims’ feelings of betrayal and mistrust, disbelief and secrecy by family members, symptoms of depression, victims’ loss of faith in God and the Church, the severity of symptoms as a result of type of abuse, and accusations of false memories. Abuse by religious authority appears to rival seriousness of abuse by a parent figure. Research in this area is in its infancy and is necessary to aid in the treatment of this subpopulation of trauma survivors. By acknowledging these themes and the narrow focus of attention paid to specific aspects of SARA, researchers can expand the literature to a wider focus, including strengthening scientific methods of inquiry.

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