Abstract Insecure attachment and deficits in mentalizing have been consistently found to be correlated with increased delinquency, conduct disorder and antisocial behaviors. This has been explained by a distancing from the other’s needs and feelings or by an incapacity to consider the effects of one’s behaviors on others. The current study is the first to investigate the association between attachment and mentalizing in a sample of 172 incarcerated Lebanese men, between the ages of 19 and 65, looking for predictors of regret towards the crime committed. Results suggested a significant correlation between insecure attachment and lower mentalizing capacities in our sample. Furthermore, deficits in mentalization, more specifically hypomentalizing strategies, were found to predict a lack of regret towards the crime committed. Findings are discussed within the attachment and mentalization framework, considering cross-cultural influences, guiding future intervention and prevention programs within Lebanese prisons and at-risk groups.

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囚犯的心理有不同吗？调查被监禁的黎巴嫩男子样本中的依恋和反射功能

摘要一直发现，不安全的依恋感和心理缺陷与增加的犯罪，行为障碍和反社会行为有关。这可以通过与他人的需求和感觉相去甚远，或者无法考虑他人的行为对他人的影响来解释。本研究是第一个调查样本的172名年龄在19至65岁之间的被监禁的黎巴嫩男子的依恋感和心理状态之间的关联的研究，旨在寻找对所犯罪行表示遗憾的预测因素。结果表明在我们的样本中不安全的依恋和较低的心理能力之间存在显着相关性。此外，人们发现，在心理上的缺陷，尤其是在弱智化策略上的缺陷，预示了对所犯罪行的遗憾。