Narcissism and empathy as predictors of obsessive relational intrusion

Asada, Kelli Jean K.; Lee, Eunsoon; Levine, Timothy R.; Ferrara, Merissa

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“…Cluster B personality disorders or traits, especially borderline traits, have been found to distinguish stalkers and pursuers from control groups (Lewis et al, 2001;Spitzberg & Veksler, 2007). Earlier work has shown that narcissistic traits enhance the acceptability of UPB perpetrations (Asada et al, 2004) and that some ex-intimate stalkers fit descriptions of a criminal/antisocial stalker (Kamphuis et al, 2004). However, in the study of Spitzberg and Veksler (2007), levels of narcissistic and antisocial personality characteristics were not found to discriminate pursuers and stalkers from non-pursuers.…”

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“…Empathy is believed to foster prosocial behavior and inhibit antisocial behavior (Eisenberg, 2000;Jolliffe & Farrington, 2004). Despite this, apart from indirect evidence that unwanted pursuers and stalkers are less socially competent (Spitzberg & Veksler, 2007), a direct link between empathy and stalking or UPB perpetration has still not been uncovered (Asada, Lee, Levine, & Ferrara, 2004;Lewis, Fremouw, Del Ben, & Farr, 2001). Specific measures of empathy have been found to be more sensitive than global measures of empathy (e.g., McGrath, Cann, & Konopasky, 1998) and at present researchers favor the view that attachment is a relationship-specific instead of an individual trait variable (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007).…”

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Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

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This study investigated unwanted pursuit behavior (UPB) perpetration in 631 adult expartners. UPB involves the unwanted pursuit of intimacy, a widespread and usually less severe form of stalking. The occurrence and various risk factors of UPB perpetration were examined, accounting for differences between male and female ex-partners and same-and opposite-gender ex-partners. Ex-partners showed on average five to six UPBs after their separation. Male and female and same-and opposite-gender ex-partners displayed an equal number of UPBs. The number of perpetrated UPBs was explained by breakup characteristics (ex-partner initiation of the breakup and rumination or cognitive preoccupation with the expartner), relationship characteristics (anxious attachment in the former relationship), and individual perpetrator characteristics (borderline traits and past delinquent behaviors).Rumination was a stronger predictor in female than male ex-partners. Borderline traits and anxious attachment positively predicted UPB perpetration in opposite-gender but not in samegender ex-partners. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

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“…Those drug users who had poorer outcomes from treatments than their peers often had psychological disorders (PTSD, anxiety, stress) co-occurring with substance abuse (Swendsen and Merikangas, 2000) but there is little evidence of studies assessing empathy in drug users. Empathy is referred to as cognitive and affective aspects that are strongly associated with helping behaviours, and sociability that leads to non-aggressive responses to conflicts (Asada et al, 2004). This might be a valuable skill set for recovering drug users.…”

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A pilot study of Vipassana meditation with female drug users at a rehabilitation centre, Thailand

Wongtongkam¹,

Bhavanaveeranusith

2019

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Purpose Substance abuse has become a major health issue in Thailand, contributing to high numbers of premature deaths and requiring considerable expenditure on treatment and rehabilitation programs. The purpose of this paper is to explore use of Vipassana meditation to reduce depression and improve empathy and self-awareness in drug dependent women at a rehabilitation centre. Design/methodology/approach Mixed methods were employed. Data were collected in a randomised controlled trial and focus group interviews with 24 intervention subjects and 22 controls. Findings Findings showed no significant differences in depression, empathy or mindfulness levels between intervention and control groups, but intervention subjects had a small decline in depression at one-month follow up. The focus group interviews showed that drug users had developed self-awareness, moral values and greater understanding of right and wrong acts. Originality/value Findings suggest that Vipassana meditation which is cultural appropriate for Thai culture and religion, should be incorporated into treatments in rehabilitation centres to increase successful outcomes.

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“…Persistent efforts at reconciliation can quickly spiral into an array of negative behaviors that put the target at risk. The behaviors associated with this line of inquiry have a variety of labels including: unwanted pursuit behavior (e.g., Dutton & Winstead, 2006;Langhinrichsen-Rohling et al, 2000) obsessional relational intrusion (e.g., Asada, Lee, Levine, & Ferrara, 2004;Spitzberg, Nicastro, & Cousins, 1998), intrusive contact (e.g., Haugaard & Seri, 2003) and stalking (e.g., Logan, Shannon, & Cole, 2007;Morewitz, 2002;Mullen, Pathé, & Purcell, 2000). These studies often attribute the desire for greater intimacy as a primary motivation for stalking behavior.…”

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“…However, many scholars noted that not all behaviors associated with the unwanted pursuit of greater intimacy fit within the legal criteria of persistence and fear that defines stalking. As a result, researchers assigned numerous labels to these activities such as: unwanted pursuit behavior (e.g., Dutton & Winstead, 2006;Langhinrichsen-Rohling et al, 2000) obsessional relational intrusion (e.g., Asada, Lee, Levine, & Ferrara, 2004;Spitzberg, Nicastro, & Cousins, 1998), and intrusive contact (e.g., Haugaard & Seri, 2003). Most recently, the concept of cyber-obsessional pursuit has been added to describe intrusive behaviors connected to the unwanted pursuit with technological devices capable of data transmission.…”

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The lived experiences of individuals who have been technologically stalked by a past intimate : a hermeneutic phenomenological study through a Communication Privacy Management Theory lens

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According to the 2006 Supplemental Victimization Survey, over half of the estimated 1.7 million technological stalking victims in the United States have had a previous intimate relationship with the aggressor (Baum et al., 2009). Despite growing evidence that this crime is growing in scope and severity, researchers know very little about this phenomenon. Therefore, this current hermeneutic phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of individuals who have been technologically stalked by a past intimate. A Communication Privacy Management Theory lens is used to investigate the participants' narratives for privacy boundary modifications following relational dissolution, but prior to technological stalking, incidents of privacy violations during technological stalking, and reports coping mechanisms used following privacy boundary turbulence. The results indicate (a) victims report contextual factors, such as contact with the aggressor and abuses enacted during the intimate relationship, as key reasons for modifying privacy boundaries with their past partners, (b) aggressors use datatransmission devices in order to commit privacy violations (c) victims' attempts to cope with boundary turbulence are often frustrated by the aggressor, as well as by third parties.

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Narcissism and empathy as predictors of obsessive relational intrusion

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

Unwanted Pursuit Behavior After Breakup: Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Gender Differences

A pilot study of Vipassana meditation with female drug users at a rehabilitation centre, Thailand

The lived experiences of individuals who have been technologically stalked by a past intimate : a hermeneutic phenomenological study through a Communication Privacy Management Theory lens

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