The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression
Aims: The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between generalised and relationship-specific attachment anxiety and avoidance and anger arousal, anger cognition and overt and covert aggression in males, females, and in young male violent offenders. Methods: Five studies are presented....
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ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-5305242015-03-20T04:00:42ZThe role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggressionBloxsom, Claire Alexia JaneBoon, J.C.W. ; Hollin, Clive R.2010Aims: The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between generalised and relationship-specific attachment anxiety and avoidance and anger arousal, anger cognition and overt and covert aggression in males, females, and in young male violent offenders. Methods: Five studies are presented. One hundred and nine males, 123 females, and twenty-nine violent male offenders participated in this research. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess attachment style, anger, and aggression. Data were analysed by using correlation, multiple regression, and quantitative case studies. Results: The studies presented in this thesis are the first to explore attachment from a generalised paradigm in the context of anger and aggression and also in the context of anger mediation. Results indicate that generalised attachment anxiety is a significant correlate of anger and aggression in both male and female non-offenders. Results also indicate that generalised attachment anxiety is more related to anger and aggression in male and female non-offenders than generalised attachment avoidance. These findings also provide evidence for the role of anger as a mediator between generalised attachment anxiety and aggression in both male and female non-offenders. Results from the quantitative case studies show that non-offending males and females who selfreported high levels of aggression score moderately or highly in both relationshipspecific attachment anxiety and/or avoidance. Results from the male violent offender sample indicate that generalised and relationship-specific attachment avoidance, particularly attachment avoidance to the parents, were the key correlates of anger and aggression rather than generalised and relationship-specific attachment anxiety.155University of Leicesterhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530524http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8277Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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Aims: The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between generalised and relationship-specific attachment anxiety and avoidance and anger arousal, anger cognition and overt and covert aggression in males, females, and in young male violent offenders. Methods: Five studies are presented. One hundred and nine males, 123 females, and twenty-nine violent male offenders participated in this research. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess attachment style, anger, and aggression. Data were analysed by using correlation, multiple regression, and quantitative case studies. Results: The studies presented in this thesis are the first to explore attachment from a generalised paradigm in the context of anger and aggression and also in the context of anger mediation. Results indicate that generalised attachment anxiety is a significant correlate of anger and aggression in both male and female non-offenders. Results also indicate that generalised attachment anxiety is more related to anger and aggression in male and female non-offenders than generalised attachment avoidance. These findings also provide evidence for the role of anger as a mediator between generalised attachment anxiety and aggression in both male and female non-offenders. Results from the quantitative case studies show that non-offending males and females who selfreported high levels of aggression score moderately or highly in both relationshipspecific attachment anxiety and/or avoidance. Results from the male violent offender sample indicate that generalised and relationship-specific attachment avoidance, particularly attachment avoidance to the parents, were the key correlates of anger and aggression rather than generalised and relationship-specific attachment anxiety. |
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Boon, J.C.W. ; Hollin, Clive R. |
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Boon, J.C.W. ; Hollin, Clive R. Bloxsom, Claire Alexia Jane |
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The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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The role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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role of generalised and relationship-specific attachment in anger and aggression |
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University of Leicester |
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