Term of Award
Summer 2013
Degree Name
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
Amy A. Hackney
Committee Member 1
Karen Z. Naufel
Committee Member 2
Michael Vitacco
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to employ implicit and explicit security priming in order to examine the relationship between attachment dimensions and expressed psychopathy; specifically, it was hypothesized that security priming would reduce levels of expressed psychopathy. A repeated measures design was also used to assess the association between state attachment variables and expressed psychopathy. The results showed that security priming was effective at reducing expressed psychopathy for individuals high in trait attachment anxiety. Security priming also caused changes in the associative relationships between attachment dimensions and expressed psychopathy. These findings increase our understanding of the relationships between attachment and psychopathy and have implications for clinicians treating psychopathy. Future research is needed to fully understand the relationships between attachment and expressed psychopathy. Future research should also attempt to replicate the current findings with methodological modifications to address the current study’s limitations.
OCLC Number
858553542
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1fi10pa/alma9915854303802950
Recommended Citation
Allen, Victoria, "Psychopathy and Attachment: Examining the Relationship between Secure Attachment Priming and Psychopathy" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 850.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/850
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
