Primary and secondary psychopathic traits: The role of attachment and cognitive emotion regulation strategies

Insecure attachment has been linked with psychopathic traits however, the precise relationship between avoidance and anxiety dimensions primary secondary needs further research. Furthermore, use of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) in individuals increasing, little is known about unique association adaptive maladaptive CERS relation to traits. This study aimed explore adult insecure both a non-clinical sample 338 adults ranging 18 70 years age (231 which were females). Findings indicated that having an avoidant attachment, blaming others positively reappraising situations contributed prediction traits, while putting into perspective was identified as protective factor. In contrast, anxious catastrophizing arose risk factors for highlight need evaluate variants heterogeneous constructs, uniquely relate