2020
DOI: 10.1177/0265407520912339
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Psychological maladjustment mediates the relation between recollections of parental rejection in childhood and adults’ fear of intimacy in Italy

Abstract: Grounded in interpersonal acceptance–rejection theory, this study examined the relation between recollections of parental rejection during childhood and fear of intimacy (FOI) in adulthood, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment. In Study 1, the Fear of Intimacy Scale (FIS) was adapted for use in Italy. Its psychometric properties were investigated in a sample of 635 adults (51% women; 18–35 years). Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and measurement invariance analysis showed that … Show more

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“…The Italian PAQ-SF (Rohner and Khaleque, 2012;Rohner and Ali, 2016;Rohner et al, 2019;Senese et al, 2020a) was administered to each participant to assess the general psychological adjustment (Rohner, 2004(Rohner, , 2019Rohner and Lansford, 2017). The Adult PAQ-SF is a 42-item selfreport questionnaire measuring perceptions of individuals about themselves with respect to seven dimensions: (1) hostility/aggression (6 items), that measures physical, verbal, and passive aggression and problems with the management of hostility and aggression;…”
Section: Personality Assessment Questionnaire Short-formmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Italian PAQ-SF (Rohner and Khaleque, 2012;Rohner and Ali, 2016;Rohner et al, 2019;Senese et al, 2020a) was administered to each participant to assess the general psychological adjustment (Rohner, 2004(Rohner, , 2019Rohner and Lansford, 2017). The Adult PAQ-SF is a 42-item selfreport questionnaire measuring perceptions of individuals about themselves with respect to seven dimensions: (1) hostility/aggression (6 items), that measures physical, verbal, and passive aggression and problems with the management of hostility and aggression;…”
Section: Personality Assessment Questionnaire Short-formmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Higher scores on all scales indicate less positive psychological adjustment. In line with recent studies (Rohner et al, 2019(Rohner et al, , 2020Senese et al, 2020a), a total score of psychological maladjustment was calculated for each participant by summing all the scales except for the "dependence or defensive independence" dimension, which was not correlated with the other subscales. The reliability indices of the maladjustment score, measured by means of ordinal Cronbach's alpha and omega (ωt; Revelle and Condon, 2019), were 0.939 and 0.952.…”
Section: Personality Assessment Questionnaire Short-formmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This study also indicated that birth parents’ display of affection ( caring ) played a significant role in fostering birth family identity. It joins the critical dialogue that highlights the significant impacts of parental affection on children’s mental well-being (Luecken et al, 2006; Senese et al, 2020). Some parents in this study considered “formula milk money” as the sole evidence of their love, so they neglected the emotional needs of their hidden children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%