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Systems Theory, Family Attachments and Processes of Triangulation: Does the Concept of Triangulation Offer a Useful Bridge?

Dallos, Rudi, Vetere, Arlene·2012·Journal of Family Therapy
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2011.00554.x
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This article reviews the usefulness of the systemic concept of triangulation as a bridge between systemic thinking and practice and attachment theory. Traditionally attachment theory has theorized and researched with dyads, parent‐child and adult romantic partners, whereas systemic theory has worked therapeutically with the triangle as the basic human relationship; that is, when any two people interact, their interactions are influenced by their respective relationships with the same third person. Here it is argued, for example, that a child's attachment representations are shaped not only by the relationship with each parent but with the relationship between them. Thus, the process of triangulation in intimate relationships is seen in this article to link attachment theory with systemic thinking, as systemic theory needs a theory of love and attachment theory needs to consider how intimate relationships are nested and interconnected in an attachment network.

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  • When violence occurs in the home, it does not just take place in the intimate dyad; it pervades the family and has a negative impact on patterns of relating throughout and beyond the household.

    “When violence occurs in the home, this does not just take place in the intimate dyad it pervades the family and has a negative impact on patterns of relating throughout and beyond the household (Cooper & Vetere, 2008;Dallos & Vetere, 2012;Øverlien, 2013;Vetere & Cooper, 2006).”

    From Children’s embodied experience of living with domestic violence: “I’d go into my panic, and shake, really bad” (2016) · cites this paper as Dallos & Vetere, 2012

  • Violence, coercion and intimidation are often directed at both the adult and child victims of domestic violence.

    “Violence, coercion and intimidation are often directed at both the adult and child victims of domestic violence (Callaghan, Alexander, et al., 2016a;Dallos & Vetere, 2012), and at times, abuse, threats and manipulation of children is used as a strategy to intimidate and control the partner (Hester, 2000).”

    From Children’s embodied experience of living with domestic violence: “I’d go into my panic, and shake, really bad” (2016) · cites this paper as Dallos & Vetere, 2012

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Authors
Dallos, R., & Vetere, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Plymouth (GB)
  • University of Surrey (GB)
Corresponding author
Vetere, Arlene
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Family Therapy
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-06-10
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
117-137
ISSN
  • 0163-4445 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-6427
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6427.2011.00554.x
OpenAlex
W1740871506
Cited by
72
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Family Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • Open Research (University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
  • Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
triangulation, attachment theory, systemic theory, family therapy, parent-child relationship, romantic relationships, attachment representations, attachment networks, theory-practice integration

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