Prior knowledge about Attachment Theory is necessary to understand how child abuse affects a child's ability to bond with their parents and form healthy, trusting relationships later on in life. Insecure attachment styles often form as a result of abuse and neglect from caregivers.

Attachment Theory in Relation to Childhood Trauma


Bifulco, A., Jacobs, C., Oskis, A., Bunn, A., & Spence, R. (2021). The Child Attachment Style Interview (Child-ASI) and depression: Preliminary findings. Educational and Child Psychology, 38(1), 62–74.

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Fraley, R. C., & Roisman, G. I. (2019). The development of adult attachment styles: four lessons. Current Opinion in Psychology, 25, 26–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.02.008

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