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These individuals find it difficult or impossible to have a romantic and\/or sexual partner, and they express extreme anger and resentment toward women, as they hold them accountable for their \u201cinceldom.\u201d In recent years, online and offline acts of violence have been perpetrated by incels, raising concern at social and political levels. This study aims to understand the personal, psychological, and psychopathological variables that may contribute to developing incel traits. <jats:italic>Materials and Methods<\/jats:italic>. A total of 800 Italian heterosexual cisgender men were recruited by a link to the survey forwarded on social networks. Participants have completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and a set of psychometric tests to assess incels\u2019 personality traits, attachment patterns, paranoia, anxiety, and depression. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. Positive correlations among incel personality traits and psychopathological symptoms and insecure attachment were found. Hierarchical regression analysis showed the significant role of paranoid thinking, insecure attachment, depression, and anxiety symptoms in the presence of incels\u2019 personality traits. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. 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