TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Unresolved attachment mediates the relationship between childhood trauma and impaired personality functioning in adolescence
JO  - Journal of personality disorders
A1  - Gander, Manuela
A1  - Buchheim, Anna
A1  - Bock, Astrid
A1  - Steppan, Martin
A1  - Sevecke, Kathrin
A1  - Goth, Kirstin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The present study investigates the mediating effect of attachment trauma on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and personality functioning in 199 adolescents (12-18 years) using a novel approach of an in-depth analysis of attachment-related traumatic contents during an attachment interview (AAP). Our findings demonstrate that adolescents with a high amount of traumatic attachment-related material show a lower resilience when facing traumatic childhood experiences, resulting in a greater severity of personality dysfunction. In particular, the associations between emotional abuse and neglect and the domains of identity, empathy, self-direction, and intimacy were mediated by the severity of attachment trauma. These results advance our understanding of the different nuances of attachment-related traumatic material and how they might shape personality structure in an adolescent age group.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-579X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2020_34_468
ID  - ref1
ER  -