Primary and Secondary Psychopathic Traits: Investigating the Role of Attachment and Experiences of Shame.

IF 2.2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-05-22 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2023.2211322

Melina Nicole Kyranides, Molly Rennie, Lucy McPake

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Abstract

Primary and secondary psychopathic traits have been documented in the general population and previous research has shown their link to adult insecure attachment and shame. However, there has been a gap in the literature examining the specific role of attachment avoidance and anxiety, and experiences of shame in the expression of these psychopathic traits. This study aimed to explore the associations between the attachment dimensions of anxiety and avoidance, in addition to characterological, behavioral and body shame with primary and secondary psychopathic traits. A non-clinical sample of 293 adults (M age= 30.77, SD = 12.64; 34% males) was recruited and completed an online battery of questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that demographic variables (age and gender) explained the largest variance for primary psychopathic traits, while the attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance) explaining the largest variance for secondary psychopathic traits. Characterological shame had a direct and indirect effect on both primary and secondary psychopathic traits. The findings highlight the need to examine psychopathic traits in community samples as a multidimensional construct, with a particular focus on also assessing attachment dimensions and shame subtypes.

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原发性和继发性精神变态特质：调查依恋和羞耻经历的作用。

在普通人群中，已经有原发性和继发性精神变态特质的记录，以往的研究也表明这些特质与成人的不安全依恋和羞耻感有关。然而，在研究依恋回避和焦虑以及羞耻体验在这些心理变态特质表现中的具体作用方面，文献一直存在空白。本研究旨在探讨焦虑和回避等依恋维度，以及性格、行为和身体羞耻感与原发性和继发性精神变态特质之间的关联。研究人员招募了 293 名成年人（中位年龄为 30.77 岁，平均年龄为 12.64 岁，34% 为男性）作为非临床样本，并完成了一系列在线问卷。分层回归分析表明，人口统计学变量（年龄和性别）解释了原发性精神变态特质的最大方差，而依恋维度（焦虑和回避）解释了继发性精神变态特质的最大方差。性格羞耻感对原发性和继发性精神变态特质都有直接和间接的影响。研究结果突出表明，有必要将社区样本中的心理变态特质作为一个多维度的建构来研究，尤其要重点评估依恋维度和羞耻感亚型。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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