Guo Minna, Xu Beibei, Wang Haiyao, Le Thi Quynh Mai, Yan Zhihao, Sang Qingsong
School of Education Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Sep 19;15:1453855. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1453855. eCollection 2024.
Current social issues such as bullying, online violence, and local conflicts are all prominent topics in the field of psychology and linked to dehumanization. However, research on dehumanization from a non-Western background has been rare. As a key factor influencing individual behavior, attachment has not been sufficiently integrated into studies on dehumanization. Therefore, this study provides empirical evidence to explore the relationship between adult attachment (both trait and state) and dehumanization. The sample consisted of college students from China.
In Study 1 ( = 705) latent profile analysis was employed to exploring the potential categories of trait adult attachment in China, and to investigate how these categories impact dehumanization. Study 2 ( = 281) focused on activating secure attachment and examined the effects of three state attachment types, security, avoidance and anxiety, on dehumanization.
Study 1 identified four types of adult attachment: preoccupied, secure, fearful, and dismissing, and revealed that these different attachment types have varying impacts on dehumanization. Study 2 showed that both security and avoidance predict dehumanization.
This research established a link between adult attachment and dehumanization, offering new insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying dehumanization and suggesting novel strategies for its prevention and intervention.
当前的社会问题，如欺凌、网络暴力和地方冲突，都是心理学领域的突出话题，并且与去人性化相关联。然而，来自非西方背景的去人性化研究却很少见。依恋作为影响个体行为的一个关键因素，尚未充分纳入去人性化研究中。因此，本研究提供实证证据，以探讨成人依恋（特质依恋和状态依恋）与去人性化之间的关系。样本由来自中国的大学生组成。
在研究1（N = 705）中，采用潜在剖面分析来探索中国特质成人依恋的潜在类别，并研究这些类别如何影响去人性化。研究2（N = 281）聚焦于激活安全依恋，并考察三种状态依恋类型，即安全型、回避型和焦虑型，对去人性化的影响。
研究1识别出四种成人依恋类型：痴迷型、安全型、恐惧型和疏离型，并揭示这些不同的依恋类型对去人性化有不同影响。研究2表明，安全型和回避型都能预测去人性化。
本研究建立了成人依恋与去人性化之间的联系，为去人性化背后的心理机制提供了新见解，并为其预防和干预提出了新策略。
