The Polish adaptation and further validation of the Fear of Being Single Scale (FBSS)

Adamczyk, Katarzyna; Trepanowski, Radosław; Celejewska, Agata; Kosińska, Joanna; Mamot, Anita; Palczewska, Martyna; Rodziejczak, Klaudia

doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00192-2

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“…We expected to obtain a reliable and valid tool. To examine the divergent validity, we employed the variables (i.e., generalized anxiety, attachment anxiety, and personality traits) in parallel with the previous studies (Adamczyk et al, 2021;Fonseca et al, 2017;Spielmann et al, 2013). To test the convergent validity, we used two additional variables (i.e., the need to belong and the inclusion of others into self).…”

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Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale

Kırımer-Aydınlı¹,

küçükkömürler²

2023

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People sometimes feel anxious about their romantic relationship status in the future. Fear of being single (FOBS) is one of the possible sources of this anxiety. Fear of being single has been defined as distress toward the possibility of being single and is measured using the FOBS Scale. In the current study, the FOBS Scale was adapted into Turkish. The study included 340 single or partnered individuals aged 28 to 55 (M = 23.63, SD = 6.45). The reliability and validity of the measure and the association of the construct with particular variables were investigated for the first time in this cultural context. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed an acceptable model fit for the single-factor structure. The internal consistency of the scale pointed to robust reliability. The convergent and divergent validity analyses revealed that FOBS is distinct from generalized anxiety, attachment anxiety, and neuroticism. FOBS was found to be related to the need to belong and the inclusion of close others into self. It has been concluded that FOBS is a unique phenomenon and that the FOBS scale is a valid and reliable source to measure FOBS in the Turkish cultural context.

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Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale

Kırımer-Aydınlı¹,

küçükkömürler²

2023

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“…V praxi se zohlednění strachu být nezadaný jeví být užitečné pro lepší pochopení vztahových postojů a chování. Na základě dosavadního výzkumu byla prokázána jeho pozitivní souvislost s dalšími konstrukty interpersonální senzitivity jako například citlivost k odmítnutí (rejection sensitivity), náchylnost k pocitům ublíženosti (hurt feelings proneness), vztahem podmíněné sebehodnocení (relationship-contingent self-esteem), deprese (depression), potřeba sounáležitosti (need to belong) či osamělost (loneliness), ať už ve smyslu sociální, tak emoční, či specificky romantické osamělosti (romantic loneliness) (Adamczyk, 2018;Adamczyk et al, 2019;da Fonseca et al, 2017;Spielmann et al, 2013). Obecně jedinci s intenzivnějšími obavami o svůj vztahový status mají v rámci sociálního kontaktu sklon se spíše zaměřit na vyhýbání se negativním důsledkům (social avoidance goals) než na dosahování pozitivních cílů (social approach goals) (Spielmann et al, 2013).…”

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Niederlová¹,

Štěrbová²

2022

Psychologie Pro Praxi

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In 2013 Spielmann and colleagues defined fear of being single as “an entailing concern, anxiety or distress regarding the current, or prospective experience of being without a romantic partner” (Spielmann et al., 2013, p. 1050). Previous research proves it a meaningful construct when it comes to assessing romantic relationships as it predicts the tendency to prioritize relationship status over relationship quality and settle for less. The present study examines the connection between fear of being single and demographic characteristics, personality traits (the Big Five model), and feelings of loneliness using the Fear of Being Single Scale (Spielmann et al., 2013), whose first Czech version was prepared, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (Hřebíčková & Urbánek, 2001) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Kumstátová, 2014; Russel, 1996). 247 Czech adults joined the research. Results have shown that women and involuntary singles reported a significantly higher level of the fear of being single in comparison to men and voluntary singles. Moreover, the fear of being single proved to be significantly negatively correlated with Openness to Experience, Consciousness, and Extraversion and significantly positively related to Neuroticism.

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“…Spielmann et al (2013) developed a six-item scale to measure the construct, with such items as, "As I get older, it will become harder and harder to find someone." The scale has been shown to have excellent validity and reliability (Adamczyk et al, 2021;Fonseca, Gouveia, Santos, Couto, & Coelho, 2017;Spielmann et al, 2013), and is associated with, but distinct from, other psychological dispositions such as attachment anxiety (Spielmann et al, 2013;Spielmann, Maxwell, MacDonald, Peragine, & Impett, 2020). Young women may be especially prone to FOBS for the same cultural, normative, biological, and structural reasons discussed above that could lead members of their close ties to push them to find a partner.…”

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“…Young women may be especially prone to FOBS for the same cultural, normative, biological, and structural reasons discussed above that could lead members of their close ties to push them to find a partner. Some past research has found that women score higher than men on FOBS (e.g., Adamczyk, 2018;Adamczyk et al, 2021).…”

Section: Fear Of Being Singlementioning

confidence: 99%

Social network pressure on women and men to enter a romantic relationship and fear of being single

Sprecher

Felmlee

2021

Interpersona

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The romantic dyad is emphasized in society, which leads to the question of whether single (non-partnered) adults in emerging adulthood perceive pressure from their social network members to become partnered. The first purpose of this study was to examine the degree of pressure to enter a relationship that single (unattached) men and women perceive that they receive from two social networks (parents/family and friends) and whether there is a gender difference in this degree of pressure to partner. The second purpose was to examine how social pressure to partner is associated with the fear of being single (FOBS). A sample of 616 single (unpartnered) adults ages 18 to 30, primarily from the U.S., reported some degree of network pressure to enter a relationship on average. Greater pressure to become partnered was perceived from parents/family than from friends. Women scored higher than men on an index of social pressure from parents/family to enter a relationship and also higher on an index measuring FOBS. Social network pressure to enter a relationship was associated with a greater FOBS for both men and women.

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The Polish adaptation and further validation of the Fear of Being Single Scale (FBSS)

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale

Validating the Turkish Adaptation of the Fear of Being Single Scale

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Social network pressure on women and men to enter a romantic relationship and fear of being single

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