TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - The relationship between attachment, personality and antisocial tendencies in a prison sample: A pilot study
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Hansen, Anita Lill
A1  - Waage, Leif
A1  - Eid, Jarle
A1  - Johnsen, B. H.
A1  - Hart Stephen, 
SP  - 268
EP  - 276
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
N2  - <p>This study examined the role of adult attachment and personality in relation to antisocial tendencies (i.e. convictions for violence and interpersonal problems in romantic relationships) in Norwegian prison inmates (<i>N </i>= 92). Attachment styles and personality were measured using self‐report questionnaires (RSQ; Griffin & Bartholomew, 1994; and NEO‐FFI, Costa & McCrae, 1992a). The prison inmates scored higher on avoidant than on anxious attachment style. While age and agreeableness (negatively associated) emerged as significant predictors of violence, anxious attachment explained most of the variances in aggression in intimate relationships. The study suggests that different types of antisocial tendencies could have different attachment and general personality correlates.</p><p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00864.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -