Kapoh, Abram Ezra Zhiyou (2025) Does Anxiety Moderate the Association Between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Attachment Dimensions? Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Callous-unemotional traits (CU), characterized by low empathy, shallow affect, and interpersonal detachment, are associated with impairments in interpersonal functioning. Two CU traits variants exist, including, primary (low-anxiety, temperament-based), and secondary (high-anxiety, adversity-based). Prior research indicates that these variants may relate differently to attachment dimensions, which reflect patterns of interpersonal functioning rooted in early caregiving experiences. This study examined whether anxiety moderates the relationship between CU traits and attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance), to test whether primary and secondary CU traits show distinct associations with attachment. A sample of 84 (aged M = 20.14, SD = 2.03, N = 68 female) university students completed self-report measures of CU traits, anxiety, and attachment dimensions. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that CU traits were associated with higher attachment avoidance and, initially, with attachment anxiety. However, anxiety did not moderate these relationships. The findings highlight the possibility that associations between CU trait variants and attachment dimensions may differ between clinical and non-clinical samples Keywords: callous-unemotional traits, primary CU traits, secondary CU traits, attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kleine Deters, R. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2025 14:20 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2025 14:20 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5830 |
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