The roles of adult attachment and complex trauma in sex trafficking–related coercive bonding

Entry, entrapment, and the challenges of exiting

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ID17815767
AuthorsPaola M Contreras (0009-0008-2269-2438, corresponding author), Niko Wilson, A Margolies Joseph, Akyla Joseph, Shay Valentine, John Minahan, Stacy Reed-Barnes, Heather Wightman, Jennifer Dockery, Jessica Stahl, Diya Kallivayalil (0000-0002-3733-4157, Harvard University), Nikki Kirsch (Boston University), Beth Waterman (Lesley University), Samantha Wilson (0000-0002-0542-8247), Richard M Greenberg, C Sue Carter (0000-0001-5056-7740), Chantha Carter, Siham Eid, Maria L Ayala-Conesa, Alejandra Sánchez (0000-0002-7828-7983), A J Segura Sánchez, Lauren Herlihy
Year2025
Volume18
Issue4
Pages773-782
Publication date2025-06-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1942-969X • E-ISSN: 1942-9681
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/tra0001951
PMID40471803
OpenAlexW4411060114
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Participants of all attachment patterns were vulnerable to TCB in ST, even those with attachment security. However, participants with attachment insecurity and irresolution may be more vulnerable to TCB in ST and can help providers understand the role of these attachment patterns in ST entry and entrapment; participants with attachment security can help understand desirable support for initial exit from CS and ST. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)

Criminology · Entrapment · Human trafficking · Sex trafficking · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Surgery

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