Citation

Obeid S, Sacre H, Haddad C, Akel M, Fares K, Zakhour M, Kheir N, Salameh P, Hallit S. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ppc.12438

PMID

31549436

Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess fear of intimacy (FOI) in the Lebanese population, and its correlates such as depression, social phobia, self-esteem, attachment, and maladaptive schemas. DESIGN/METHODS: This cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and May 2018, enrolled 707 community-dwelling participants.

RESULTS: Higher FOI scores were associated with an increase in the defectiveness schema (β = 0.483), social phobia score (β = 0.16), mistrust schema (β = 0.519), vulnerability schema (β = 0.482), emotional deprivation schema (β = 0.548), attachment style D (dismissing) (β = 0.913) and failure schema, whereas lower FOI was significantly associated with an increase in the entitlement schema (β = -0.362), insufficient schema (β = -0.377), and the self-esteem score (β = -0.288). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Implementing educational programs are needed to enable persons to develop healthy intimate relationships, taking into account attachment styles and inappropriate early schemas.

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Language: en

Keywords

attachment style; depression; early maladaptive schemas; fear; intimacy