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Investigating the Association between Avoidant Attachment Style and the Acceptance of Gaslighting in Intimate Relationships with the Mediating Role of Alexithymia
Woźniak, P.A. (2024) Investigating the Association between Avoidant Attachment Style and the Acceptance of Gaslighting in Intimate Relationships with the Mediating Role of Alexithymia.
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| Abstract: | To get a better understanding of the potential predictors of gaslighting behaviour, this study aims to investigate whether avoidant attachment style has a positive correlation with gaslighting acceptance and whether alexithymia, and more specifically, its three components of difficulty describing feelings, difficulty identifying feelings, and externally oriented thinking can mediate this relationship. A cross-sectional survey study among a convenience sample of 102 participants was conducted. The participants were asked to fill out three questionnaires: the Gaslighting Questionnaire (GQ), the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Correlation analyses and parallel mediation analysis were performed to test the research questions. The results revealed a weak, significant positive correlation between avoidant attachment style and gaslighting acceptance (r = 26, p < .01) measured by Pearson’s parametric correlation. No significant parallel mediation effects were found for any of the alexithymia components. Based on these results, it can be concluded that insecure attachment styles are indeed positively, but weakly associated with gaslighting acceptance, but this association is not mediated by alexithymia. Future studies should focus on applying alternative measurement tools for alexithymia and gaslighting acceptance to account for the limitations. Keywords: gaslighting, avoidant attachment style, alexithymia |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100608 |
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