Author Affiliations:Ataturk Health Care Vocational School, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
J Forensic Nurs. 2021;17(4):219-228. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000345.
This study was carried out to specify the attachment characteristics of sexual gender minority individuals and to determine the effects of childhood traumatic experiences on attachment styles.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 141 sexual gender minority individuals from 2016 to 2017.
The number of childhood physical and sexual trauma episodes was found to be high in sexual minorities; in particular, the traumatized narratives were found to be associated with an avoidant attachment style (p > 0.05).
The study results may contribute to healthcare professionals' understanding of childhood trauma as it relates to sexual identity development and attachment disorders sexual identity development and attachment disorders.
本研究旨在明确性少数群体个体的依恋特征,并确定儿童期创伤经历对依恋风格的影响。
2016 年至 2017 年期间对 141 名性少数群体个体进行了描述性横断面研究。
性少数群体个体的童年期身体和性创伤事件数量较高;特别是,创伤叙述与回避型依恋风格相关(p>0.05)。
研究结果可能有助于医疗保健专业人员了解与性认同发展和依恋障碍相关的儿童期创伤。