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Battered persons remain attached to abusive partners due to traumatic bonding

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SUPPORTED

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Empirical research supports the concept of traumatic bonding, showing that intermittent maltreatment and power dynamics in abusive relationships foster strong emotional attachments that make victims reluctant to leave.

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Emotional Attachments in Abusive Relationships: A Test of Traumatic Bonding Theory

1993 · cited by 177

Paper 0 provides empirical support showing that extreme intermittent maltreatment and power differentials significantly account for long-term felt attachment to a former abusive partner.

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Traumatic Bonding and Intimate Partner Violence

2015 · cited by 6

Paper 7 confirms that relationship violence is linked to psychological components of trauma bonding, such as cognitive distortions justifying the abuser and beliefs that one's survival depends on their love.

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first checked01 Aug 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 8901 Aug 2026

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