Journal article
Associations of insecure attachment with extreme pro-group actions: The mediating role of perceived marginalisation
Abstract
Can personality traits predict willingness to fight or even die for one's heritage culture group? This study examined insecure attachment dimensions – avoidance and anxiety – as predictors of perceived rejection from heritage culture members and, in turn, greater endorsement of extreme pro-group actions. Expressing extreme commitment for the heritage culture may represent an attempt by insecure individuals to reduce their perceived …
Authors
Ferenczi N; Marshall TC; Lefringhausen K; Bejanyan K
Journal
Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 91, , pp. 84–88
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.057
ISSN
0191-8869