R. Schreiber et Wj. Lyddon, PARENTAL BONDING AND CURRENT PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING AMONG CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS, Journal of counseling psychology, 45(3), 1998, pp. 358-362
The relation between perceived parental bonding to maternal and patern
al primary caregivers and current psychological functioning was examin
ed among an adult female sample (n = 78) of child sexual abuse survivo
rs (CSASs). Although CSASs revealed significantly poorer psychological
adjustment than non-CSASs, high paternal care was significantly assoc
iated with better psychological functioning among CSASs. These data ar
e discussed in the context of attachment theory.