Author: Amina Tahir
Supervisor: Madiha Yasin & Iram Fatima, PhD
Degree: M.Sc
Year: 2013-2015
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional self-disclosure and fear of intimacy in married women. It was hypothesized that there would be a negative relationship between domains of emotional self-disclosure (happiness, angry, anxiety, depression, apathy, calm, jealous and fear) and fear of intimacy in married women. It was also hypothesized that there would be a negative relationship between emotional self-disclosure and fear of intimacy and that domains of emotional self-disclosure (happiness, anger, anxiety, depression, apathy, calm, jealous and fear) would predict fear of intimacy. Correlational research design was employed in the present research. The sample was consisted of N = 200 married women with the range of 19 to 27 years with 1 to 7 years duration of marriage. They were taken through non- probability purposive sampling technique. Assessment measures included Demographic Information Questionnaire, Emotional Self-disclosure Scale (Snell, Miller & Belk, 1988) and Fear of Intimacy Scale (Descutner & Thelen, 1991). After the completion of data collection descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. In inferential statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to find out the relationship between emotional self-disclosure and fear of intimacy in married women. Regression analysis was also conducted to find the predictors of fear of intimacy. Findings revealed that there was a negative relationship between happiness, apathy and angry emotional self-disclosure and fear of intimacy in married women. It was also found that anger and anxiety aspects of emotional self- disclosure positively predicted fear of intimacy.
Keywords: Emotional Self-Disclosure, Fear of Intimacy, Married Women.
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
