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Peer revieweddeYoung, Mary; Lowry, Judith A. – Child Welfare, 1992
"Traumatic bonding" is defined as "the evolution of emotional dependency between...a child and an adult [in] a relationship characterized by periodic sexual abuse." Maintains that the concept holds promise for explaining confusing dynamics of incest. Demonstrates ways in which traumatic bonding can be applied to cases of incest…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Children, Cognitive Development
