Thelen M H, Sherman M D, Borst T S
University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
Behav Modif. 1998 Jan;22(1):108-16. doi: 10.1177/01454455980221007.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate attachment and fear of intimacy among rape survivors. As previous research has documented that several domains of functioning are affected by the experience of rape, it was hypothesized that the survivors may have difficulties with attachment and intimacy. Subjects were selected from an undergraduate general psychology class on the basis of responses to a questionnaire on sexual experiences. All of the subjects were female and included 44 rape survivors and 57 controls. As predicted, rape survivors reported greater fear surrounding intimacy. Survivors also differed from the controls on all of the attachment dimensions. They reported less confidence in others' dependability, less comfort with closeness, and more fear of abandonment. Trait anxiety was also controlled in the analyses, and except for fear of abandonment, it attenuated the differences between the groups such that they were no longer significantly different.
本研究的目的是调查强奸幸存者的依恋情况和对亲密关系的恐惧。正如先前的研究所记录的那样，强奸经历会影响几个功能领域，因此推测幸存者可能在依恋和亲密关系方面存在困难。根据一份关于性经历的问卷调查结果，从本科普通心理学课程中挑选受试者。所有受试者均为女性，包括44名强奸幸存者和57名对照组。正如预测的那样，强奸幸存者报告了对亲密关系更大的恐惧。在所有依恋维度上，幸存者也与对照组存在差异。他们对他人的可信赖性信心较低，对亲密关系的舒适度较低，对被抛弃的恐惧更大。分析中还控制了特质焦虑，除了对被抛弃的恐惧外，它减弱了两组之间的差异，使它们不再有显著差异。
