Machiavellianism and Adult Attachment in General Interpersonal Relationships and Close Relationships
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Ináncsi, Tamás
Láng, András
Bereczkei, Tamás
Abstract / Description
Up to the present, the relationship between Machiavellianism and adult attachment has remained a question to be answered in the psychological literature. That is why this study focused on the relationship between Machiavellianism and attachment towards significant others in general interpersonal relationships and in intimate-close relationships. Two attachment tests (Relationship Questionnaire and long-form of Experiences in Close Relationship) and the Mach-IV test were conducted on a sample consisting of 185 subjects. Results have revealed that Machiavellian subjects show a dismissing-avoidant attachment style in their general interpersonal relationships, while avoidance is further accompanied by some characteristics of attachment anxiety in their intimate-close relationships. Our findings further refine the relationship between Machiavellianism and dismissing-avoidant attachment. Machiavellian individuals not only have a negative representation of significant others, but they also tend to seek symbiotic closeness in order to exploit their partners. This ambitendency in distance regulation might be particularly important in understanding the vulnerability of Machiavellian individuals.
Keyword(s)
Machiavellianism dismissing-avoidant attachment style attachment-related avoidance and anxiety general interpersonal relationships and close relationshipsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-02-27
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
1
Page numbers
139–154
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Ináncsi, T., Láng, A., & Bereczkei, T. (2015). Machiavellianism and Adult Attachment in General Interpersonal Relationships and Close Relationships. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 139–154. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.801
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Ináncsi, Tamás
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Láng, András
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bereczkei, Tamás
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Date of first publication2015-02-27
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Abstract / DescriptionUp to the present, the relationship between Machiavellianism and adult attachment has remained a question to be answered in the psychological literature. That is why this study focused on the relationship between Machiavellianism and attachment towards significant others in general interpersonal relationships and in intimate-close relationships. Two attachment tests (Relationship Questionnaire and long-form of Experiences in Close Relationship) and the Mach-IV test were conducted on a sample consisting of 185 subjects. Results have revealed that Machiavellian subjects show a dismissing-avoidant attachment style in their general interpersonal relationships, while avoidance is further accompanied by some characteristics of attachment anxiety in their intimate-close relationships. Our findings further refine the relationship between Machiavellianism and dismissing-avoidant attachment. Machiavellian individuals not only have a negative representation of significant others, but they also tend to seek symbiotic closeness in order to exploit their partners. This ambitendency in distance regulation might be particularly important in understanding the vulnerability of Machiavellian individuals.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationInáncsi, T., Láng, A., & Bereczkei, T. (2015). Machiavellianism and Adult Attachment in General Interpersonal Relationships and Close Relationships. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 139–154. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.801
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/929
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1121
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.801
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Keyword(s)Machiavellianismen_US
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Keyword(s)dismissing-avoidant attachment styleen_US
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Keyword(s)attachment-related avoidance and anxietyen_US
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Keyword(s)general interpersonal relationships and close relationshipsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMachiavellianism and Adult Attachment in General Interpersonal Relationships and Close Relationshipsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers139–154
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Volume11
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