Attachment to others and callous-unemotional traits in a sample of high school students

• DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04237-5
• Publication Date: 2023-01-24T13:40:12Z
• Authors: Andrea Baroncelli; Carolina Facci; Luigia Simona Sica; Luca Fusco; Tiziana Di Palma; Enrica Ciucci
• Keywords: Closeness; Remorse

Abstract Although several evidences suggested the importance to consider quality of relationships with others as a key element for understanding callous-unemotional traits in youths, date few studies investigated specific role youths’ attachment. The aim present study was explore association between attachment styles and within community sample 786 high school students (41.48% females, M age = 16.90 years, SD 1.45 years). A linear hierarchical regression approach showed that, over above gender, age, levels both internalizing externalizing problems, unique variance accounted by low confidence, discomfort closeness, preoccupation relationships. Moreover, focusing on subcomponents traits, it found that perceiving secondary were related callous-lack empathy component, while higher closeness associated restricted affect component. Emerged results discussed context Sensitivity Threat Affiliative Reward (STAR) Model, recently advanced in-depth understand children adolescents.