Abstract:
Cumulative childhood trauma (CCT) increases the risk of experiencing interpersonal problems and relationship distress in adulthood. However, not all CCT survivors experience such difficulties, and little research has investigated protective factors against relationship dissatisfaction in CCT survivors and their partners. Romantic attachment might be one such factor that could reduce the harmful effects of a CCT history on relationship satisfaction for both survivors and their partners. Using a dyadic perspective, this study aimed to examine the association between CCT and relationship satisfaction and to test the moderating effect of attachment avoidance and anxiety on this association. A sample of 501 couples was recruited through a Canadian survey firm. Canadian couples who had provided their telephone number were randomly selected to complete the short form of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, and the Childhood Cumulative Trauma Questionnaire. The actor-partner interdependence moderation model was used to guide the analyses. Results showed that individuals\' and partners\' higher CCT was correlated with both partners\' lower relationship satisfaction. The analyses revealed a moderating effect of lower attachment avoidance on the link between individuals\' CCT and their own relationship satisfaction. Specifically, individuals\' CCT was significantly and negatively associated with relationship satisfaction at high levels of attachment avoidance, but unrelated to relationship satisfaction at low levels of attachment avoidance. The final model explained 31.4% of the variance in relationship satisfaction. Overall, the findings support the relevance of couple interventions that focus on romantic attachment to improve relationship well-being in couples where one or both partners have experienced CCT.
摘要:
累积的童年创伤(CCT)增加了成年后经历人际关系问题和关系困扰的风险。然而,并非所有的CCT幸存者都经历过这样的困难,很少有研究调查CCT幸存者及其伴侣对关系不满的保护因素。浪漫的依恋可能是这样一个因素,可以减少CCT历史对幸存者及其伴侣的关系满意度的有害影响。使用二元视角,本研究旨在检验CCT与关系满意度之间的关联,并检验依恋回避和焦虑对这种关联的调节作用.通过一家加拿大调查公司招募了501对夫妇的样本。随机选择提供电话号码的加拿大夫妇,以完成二元调整量表的简短形式,亲密关系中的经验规模,和童年累积创伤问卷。参与者-合作伙伴相互依存适度模型用于指导分析。结果表明,个体和伴侣的CCT较高与双方的关系满意度较低相关。分析显示,较低的依恋回避对个体CCT与自身关系满意度之间的联系具有调节作用。具体来说,在高度回避依恋的情况下,个体的CCT与关系满意度显著负相关,但与低水平的依恋回避时的关系满意度无关。最终模型解释了31.4%的关系满意度差异。总的来说,研究结果支持了在一个或两个伴侣都经历过CCT的夫妇中,关注浪漫依恋的夫妇干预措施与改善关系幸福感的相关性.