ABSTRACT

The current cross-sectional study adopted structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the association between childhood adversity and criminal thinking, and the role of attachment being a mediator in this relationship, in an offending sample. Data were collected from a sample of 209 inmates (169 of which were male) in a local jail. The results of SEM analyses indicated that childhood adversity was positively associated with attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, and criminal thinking. Attachment avoidance was positively associated with criminal thinking and mediated the influence of childhood adversity on criminal thinking. Specifically, greater childhood adversity predicted higher attachment avoidance, which in turn was associated with higher levels of criminal thinking. Attachment anxiety did not correlate with criminal thinking; nor did it mediate the influence of childhood adversity on criminal thinking. The findings suggested that childhood adversity and insecure attachment are important risk factors in treating criminal thinking. Practitioners may consider incorporating therapies that facilitate self-reflective functions into offender rehabilitation programs or offer a taste of secure base for justice-involved individuals with childhood adversity.

摘要

当前的横断面研究采用结构方程模型 (SEM) 来检查童年逆境与犯罪思维之间的关联，以及依恋在这种关系中作为中介的作用，在一个违规样本中。数据是从当地监狱的 209 名囚犯（其中 169 名是男性）的样本中收集的。SEM 分析结果表明，童年逆境与依恋焦虑、依恋回避和犯罪思维呈正相关。依恋回避与犯罪思维呈正相关，并在童年逆境对犯罪思维的影响中起中介作用。具体来说，更大的童年逆境预示着更高的依恋回避，这反过来又与更高水平的犯罪思维有关。依恋焦虑与犯罪思维无关；它也没有调解童年逆境对犯罪思维的影响。研究结果表明，童年的逆境和不安全的依恋是治疗犯罪思维的重要风险因素。从业者可以考虑将促进自我反思功能的疗法纳入罪犯康复计划，或为童年逆境中涉及正义的个人提供安全基础。