Factors associated with fear of intimacy among a representative sample of the Lebanese population: The role of depression, social phobia, self‐esteem, intimate partner violence, attachment, and maladaptive schemas

Obeïd, Sahar; Sacre, Hala; Haddad, Chadia; Akel, Marwan; Fares, Kassandra; Zakhour, M.; Kheir, Nelly; Salameh, Pascale; Hallit, Souheil

doi:10.1111/ppc.12438

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“…A clinical psychologist, independent of this study, also clinically evaluated the level of psychiatric illness in the study group to exclude those with psychiatric problems. The same methodology was used in previous papers 44‐72 …”

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Factors associated with depression among the Lebanese population: Results of a cross‐sectional study

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Lahoud

Haddad

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with depression in a representative sample of the Lebanese population. Design/Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted between November 2017 and March 2018, enrolled 789 participants. Depression was measured using the Arabic version of the Hamilton Depression Scale. Results: The participants' mean age was 30.30 ± 12.52 years (54.8% males). More than half of the participants had depressive symptoms (59.7%). Anxiety (β = .457), alcohol dependence (β = .290), suicidal ideation (β = 1.427), high socioeconomic status (β = 1.910), being widowed (β = 4.564), and physical work fatigue (β = .090) were significantly associated with higher depression. Higher social emotional awareness was significantly associated with lower depression (β = −.176).

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Factors associated with depression among the Lebanese population: Results of a cross‐sectional study

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“…Those with dementia (according to one of the family members) were excluded from the study. The methodology used in this study is similar to the one used in previous paper 28‐48 …”

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Social media use disorder and alexithymia: Any association between the two? Results of a cross‐sectional study among Lebanese adults

Youssef

Hallit

Akel

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Purpose: To learn more about the association between social media use disorder and alexithymia among Lebanese people. Design/Methods: Four hundred fifty-six residents participated in this cross-sectional study which was carried out between January and December 2018. Findings: The results showed that 107 (23.7%) participants were classified as having social media use disorder. Higher social media use disorder score (β = .52), higher perceived stress (β = .35), and higher depression (β = .12) were significantly associated with more alexithymia. Practice Implications: Our results have shown that social media use disorder and being depressed and stressed were associated with higher levels of alexithymia. Psychologists/health practitioners can benefit from these findings in their future prevention and intervention plans. People who negatively utilize social media platforms can then be offered with appropriate counseling and coping mechanisms.

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“…Some people find the idea of connecting and bonding with others distressing and uncomfortable; this falls under the category of social phobia and anxiety illness [ 24 ]. Previous studies in Lebanon tackled the relationship between attachment styles and alcohol use disorder [ 25 , 26 ], mental health illnesses such as alexithymia, anxiety, depression [ 27 ] and fear of intimacy [ 28 ], but none of them tackled their relationship with couple’s satisfaction.…”

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Couple’s Satisfaction among Lebanese adults: validation of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Couple Satisfaction Index-4 scales, association with attachment styles and mediating role of alexithymia

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Background Lebanon is passing through an economic crisis leading to a decreased monthly income within a couple and more couple’s dissatisfaction. Furthermore, many studies postulate that the different types of attachment styles affect the romantic relationship experienced between adults. The main objectives of our study were to (1) validate the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and Couple Satisfaction Index-4 (CSI-4) scales, and (2) assess the association between attachment styles and couple satisfaction and evaluate the mediating role of alexithymia in these associations. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 445 Lebanese participants (April–May 2021). A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out using SPSS AMOS v.24 on the couple satisfaction index and Toronto alexithymia scales’ items. A linear regression was conducted, taking the couple satisfaction index as the dependent variable. Results The CFA results of the CSI-4 scale indicated an excellent fit (χ2/df = 3.845/2 = 1.92, TLI = 0.992, RMSEA = 0.046 [95% CI 0.001–0.115] (pclose = 0.436) and CFI = 0.998). The CFA of the TAS indicated a good/acceptable fit (χ2/df = 422.31/132 = 3.2, TLI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.07 [95% CI 0.063–0.078] (pclose < 0.001) and CFI = 0.91) (items 4 and 8 were removed due to low factor loading (< 0.4)). Being married and higher secure attachment style were significantly associated with more couple satisfaction, whereas older age, higher household crowding index, more alexithymia and mode depression were significantly associated with less couple satisfaction. In addition, alexithymia mediated the association between secure attachment style and couple satisfaction, between preoccupied attachment style and couple satisfaction and between dismissing attachment style and couple satisfaction. Conclusion Couple’s satisfaction is positively associated with secure attachment style. In addition, alexithymia plays a mediating role between couple’s satisfaction and attachment styles. Upcoming studies should determine if other mental illnesses play a mediating role between attachment style and couple satisfaction.

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Factors associated with fear of intimacy among a representative sample of the Lebanese population: The role of depression, social phobia, self‐esteem, intimate partner violence, attachment, and maladaptive schemas

Cited by 22 publications

References 49 publications

Factors associated with depression among the Lebanese population: Results of a cross‐sectional study

Factors associated with depression among the Lebanese population: Results of a cross‐sectional study

Social media use disorder and alexithymia: Any association between the two? Results of a cross‐sectional study among Lebanese adults

Couple’s Satisfaction among Lebanese adults: validation of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Couple Satisfaction Index-4 scales, association with attachment styles and mediating role of alexithymia

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