Dutton D G, Painter S
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia.
Violence Vict. 1993 Summer;8(2):105-20.
An empirical test of traumatic bonding theory, the notion that strong emotional attachments are formed by intermittent abuse, is reported. In-depth assessments (interviews plus questionnaires) were conducted on 75 women who had recently left abusive relationships (50 where physical violence had occurred). The study found support for the effect of relationship dynamic factors such as extremity of intermittent maltreatment and power differentials on long-term felt attachment for a former partner, experienced trauma symptoms, and self-esteem, immediately after separation from an abusive partner and again after a six month interim. All three of these measures were significantly intercorrelated within each time period. Each measure at Time 1 correlated significantly with each corresponding measure at Time 2. After six months attachment had decreased by about 27%. Relationship variables (total abuse, intermittency of abuse and power differentials) accounted for 55% of the variance in the attachment measure at Time 2 indicating prolonged effects of abuse suffered in the relationship.
本文报告了对创伤性联结理论的实证检验，该理论认为强烈的情感依恋是由间歇性虐待形成的。对75名最近脱离虐待关系的女性（其中50例发生了身体暴力）进行了深入评估（访谈加问卷调查）。研究发现，在与虐待伴侣分手后以及六个月的过渡期后，间歇性虐待的极端程度和权力差异等关系动态因素对与前伴侣的长期情感依恋、经历的创伤症状和自尊有影响。在每个时间段内，这三项指标都显著相互关联。时间1的每项指标与时间2的相应指标都显著相关。六个月后，依恋程度下降了约27%。关系变量（总虐待、虐待的间歇性和权力差异）在时间2的依恋测量中占方差的55%，表明在关系中遭受的虐待具有长期影响。
