Abstract
The relationship between symptoms associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and attachment was assessed. All students (n=109) at a residential school were screened for a history of physical or sexual abuse. Thirty-seven subjects who reported such a history, ranging in age from 11 to 19, were assessed using the Children’s Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Index (CPTSD-RI), Bell Object Relations and Reality Testing Inventory (BORRTI), Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI). Results indicate that attachment difficulties were common in this sample and that current diagnostic criteria for PTSD did not capture all symptoms of attachment disturbance. Several subscales of attachment were significantly correlated to depression within this group. These results suggest the need for expanding current diagnostic tools for this population to include assessment for relational difficulties. Treatment that targets these symptoms is indicated.
LLU Discipline
Social Work
Department
Social Work
School
Graduate School
First Advisor
Beverly J. Buckles
Second Advisor
Hector Diaz
Third Advisor
Dianna Simon
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Degree Level
M.S.W.
Year Degree Awarded
1995
Date (Title Page)
6-1995
Language
English
Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic -- in adolescence; Child Abuse, Sexual
Type
Thesis
Page Count
vi; 117
Digital Format
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
Usage Rights
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Recommended Citation
Woods, Lauren, "Attachment and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity in Physically and Sexually Abused Adolescents" (1995). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 1906.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1906
Collection
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Collection Website
http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/
Repository
Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives