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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 4, 538-551 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205282741
© 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Attachment and Psychological Adaptation in High Exposure Survivors of the September 11th Attack on the World Trade Center

R. Chris Fraley

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

David A. Fazzari

George A. Bonanno

Sharon Dekel

Teachers College, Columbia University

This study examined the relationship between individual differences in adult attachment and psychological adaptation in a sample of high-exposure survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression were assessed via self-report 7 and 18 months after the attacks. In addition, friends and relatives were asked to provide evaluations of participants' adjustment before and after the attacks. Findings indicate that securely attached individuals exhibited fewer symptoms of PTSD and depression than insecurely attached individuals and were viewed by friends and relatives as showing an increase in adjustment following the attacks. Highly dismissing adults were viewed by their friends and family as showing neither increments nor decrements in adjustment, despite the fact that highly dismissing people self-reported relatively high levels of PTSD and depression.

Key Words: adult attachment • adaptation • defense • September 11, 2001


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