Cumulative childhood maltreatment (CCM) is associated with relationship difficulties including lower perceived partner responsiveness (PPR)—the degree of feeling cared for, understood, and validated by a person's partner. Attachment theory is understood via its representations of self and others and could offer a better understanding of how CCM effects continue into adulthood and affect PPR. We examined whether CCM is related to PPR via attachment in French-speaking adolescents and young adults. A sample of 427 individuals in a romantic relationship and another sample of 159 couples completed self-report measures. In both samples, a person's CCM was associated with their own lower PPR via their higher attachment anxiety and avoidance. In the dyadic sample, a person's CCM was associated with their partner's lower PPR via their own higher attachment anxiety. Attachment insecurities help understand the associations between CCM and PPR and may represent an important intervention target.

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依恋作为青少年和年轻人童年虐待与感知伴侣反应之间的中介变量

累积性儿童虐待 (CCM) 与人际关系困难有关，包括感知伴侣反应性 (PPR) 较低，即感觉伴侣关心、理解和认可的程度。依恋理论是通过其对自我和他人的表征来理解的，并且可以更好地理解 CCM 效应如何持续到成年期并影响 PPR。我们研究了法语青少年和年轻人的 CCM 是否通过依恋与 PPR 相关。一个包含 427 名恋爱关系个体的样本和另一个包含 159 对情侣的样本完成了自我报告措施。在这两个样本中，一个人的 CCM 通过较高的依恋焦虑和回避与较低的 PPR 相关。在二元样本中，一个人的 CCM 通过其伴侣自身较高的依恋焦虑与较低的 PPR 相关。依恋不安全感有助于理解 CCM 和 PPR 之间的关联，并且可能是一个重要的干预目标。