ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the connections between attachment, interpersonal
violence, loss, and grief. In particular, the chapter focuses on the ways in which
attachment theory can add to our understanding of the role of grief in violence.
For example, it shows how grief and the fear of loss of an attachment figure
may be both a precursor to and outcome of family violence. In addition, it shows
that an individual’s attachment style may be related to the form of grief reaction
(relatively simple versus more complicated or chronic) following traumatic
experiences, such as the loss of a family member due to interpersonal violence.
