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The Relationship Between Attachment Styles, Self-Monitoring and Cybercrime in Social Network Users
Abolghasem Yaghoobi1, Serwa Mohammadzade1, Ali Asghar Chegini1
1Departement of Psychology, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan, IR Iran.
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors & Addiction
|November 8, 2016
Summary
Attachment styles and self-monitoring significantly predict cybercrime. Anxious attachment correlates with higher cybercrime, while secure attachment and self-monitoring correlate with lower cybercrime in social network users.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cyberpsychology
- Criminology
Background:
- Increased cybercrime due to online anonymity and activity.
- Social network users are a key demographic for cybercrime research.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate the links between attachment styles, self-monitoring, and cybercrime.
- Understand predictors of cybercriminal behavior among social network users.
Main Methods:
- Survey administered to 500 social network users; 203 participants (103 males, 100 females) completed questionnaires.
- Utilized the Collins and Read Adult Attachment Scale and Snyder self-monitoring and cybercrime scales.
Main Results:
- Women scored higher in self-monitoring and anxious attachment; men scored higher in cybercrime and anxious attachment.
- Anxious attachment positively correlated with cybercrime and negatively with self-monitoring.
- Secure and dependent attachment styles positively correlated with self-monitoring and negatively with cybercrime.
Conclusions:
- Attachment styles are significantly related to self-monitoring and cybercrime.
- Self-monitoring and various attachment styles are significant predictors of cybercrime.
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