Perceived childhood emotional parentification is associated with Machiavellianism in men but not in women

• Authors: András Láng

Abstracts

EN

Recent research has revealed several developmental aspects of Machiavellianism. In this study, we explored the potential relationship between perceived parentification in the family of origin and Machiavellianism in adulthood. Three hundred and ninety five Hungarian adults (282 women) completed self-report measures of parentification and Machiavellianism. Results showed that emotional parentification and children’s unacknowledged efforts to contribute to the well-being of their families were associated with Machiavellianism - but only in men. Machiavellian tactics and worldview are proposed as possible coping mechanisms with the neglectful and unpredictable family environment. Gender differences in the results are explained in terms of gender role socialization and men’s and women’s different susceptibility for different forms of psychopathology.

Keywords

EN

Machiavellianism; parentification; expressive caregiving; unfairness; destructive entitlement; gender role socialization

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 136-140

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

András Láng

• Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Ifjúság str. 6, Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2016-0015

Biblioteka Nauki

430588