The Relation Between Cluster B Personality Disorders and Attachment Dimensions

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200826.121How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Attachment, Personality Disorders, Relationships, Chinese

Abstract

Personality disorders are highly associated with dysfunctional relationships, and one of the most commonly used models to conceptualize the mechanism of intimate relationships is the attachment model. In the current study, we examined the relationship between Cluster B personality disorders and attachment dimensions in a small Chinese sample (N = 70, Mean age = 18.70). Using correlational regression analysis, we found that all of the four Cluster B personality disorders are positively and moderately associated with each other, among which NPD, HPD and BPD are significantly and positively associated with anxiety of abandonment, and ASPD is significantly and positively associated with avoidance of intimacy. The results revealed the role of attachment in Cluster B personality disorders. In addition, the findings also implied cross-cultural generalizability of the relationship between the disorders and attachment dimensions.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinyi Li
AU  - Tianwei Du
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - The Relation Between Cluster B Personality Disorders and Attachment Dimensions
BT  - Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 599
EP  - 604
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200826.121
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200826.121
ID  - Li2020
ER  -