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Psychological Maltreatment and Adult Attachment: The Protective Role of the Sibling Relationship

A positive sibling relationship may protect individuals against poor developmental outcomes associated with psychological maltreatment. The current study assessed the moderating role of a positive sibling relationship in childhood and adulthood on associations between early psychological maltreatment and adult attachment anxiety and avoidance. College students (N = 270) completed self-report measures of psychological maltreatment, sibling relationship quality, and adult attachment. Psychological maltreatment in childhood was associated with an increase in attachment anxiety and avoidance, while a positive sibling relationship was related to a decrease in levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance. As predicted, a positive childhood sibling relationship mitigated the negative effects of psychological neglect in childhood on attachment. Similarly, a positive sibling relationship decreased the levels of attachment anxiety associated with isolation in childhood.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc84191
Date08 1900
CreatorsCollier, Laura C.
ContributorsRiggs, Shelley A., Kaminski, Patricia L., Ruggero, Camilo J.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Collier, Laura C., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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