Attachment & violent offending: A meta-analysis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Clinical Psychology to Forensic Services, Rohallion, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth PH2 7BH, United Kingdom;2. Clinical Psychology, The University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot Place, United Kingdom;3. Forensic Clinical Psychology Services, The State Hospital, Lanark ML11 8RP, United Kingdom;4. University of East Anglia (Clinical Psychology), Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;1. Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University, United States;2. Department of Sociology, College of William and Mary, United States;1. Applied Psychology Department, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF5 2YB, UK;2. Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK;1. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust, UK;2. University of Liverpool, UK;3. University of Chester, UK;4. John Moores University Liverpool, UK;5. Health Education England North West, Liverpool, UK |
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| Abstract: | Attachment theory provides a useful framework for understanding violence as it acknowledges the importance of both interpersonal and developmental factors. The literature suggests that attachment is associated with violence, but the research evidence is equivocal as to whether insecure attachment was a risk factor for criminality, psychopathology more generally, or both. The current study therefore conducted a systematic review of the literature using meta-analytic methods. Results indicated that insecure attachment was strongly associated with all types of criminality (i.e. sexual offending, violent offending, non-violent offending, and domestic violence) even in the absence of psychopathology. Further sub-group analyses indicated differences in attachment patterns between sexual offenders and violent offenders, for example. The implications of the findings are discussed and suggestions for further research are made. |
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