TY - JOUR
T1 - Fear of Intimacy Scale
T2 - Validation and extension with adolescents
AU - Sherman, Michelle D.
AU - Thelen, Mark H.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - This study was designed to validate the Fear-of-Intimacy Scale (FIS) (Descutner & Thelen, 1991) with an adolescent population, with reference to both the measure's original target, a dating partner (FIS-D) and a new target of the closest same-sex friend (FIS-F). High-school sophomores (158 males and 167 females) completed questionnaires pertaining to their relationships. Strong psychometric properties of both the FIS-D and FIS-F were evidenced in this study, and construct validity was supported by associations with related constructs (e.g. loneliness) and self-report items. Notable sex differences emerged, in that males reported higher fear of intimacy in their same-sex friendships, while females indicated higher fear of intimacy in their dating relationships.
AB - This study was designed to validate the Fear-of-Intimacy Scale (FIS) (Descutner & Thelen, 1991) with an adolescent population, with reference to both the measure's original target, a dating partner (FIS-D) and a new target of the closest same-sex friend (FIS-F). High-school sophomores (158 males and 167 females) completed questionnaires pertaining to their relationships. Strong psychometric properties of both the FIS-D and FIS-F were evidenced in this study, and construct validity was supported by associations with related constructs (e.g. loneliness) and self-report items. Notable sex differences emerged, in that males reported higher fear of intimacy in their same-sex friendships, while females indicated higher fear of intimacy in their dating relationships.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Friendship
KW - Intimacy
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U2 - 10.1177/0265407596134002
DO - 10.1177/0265407596134002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030305939
SN - 0265-4075
VL - 13
SP - 507
EP - 521
JO - Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
JF - Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
IS - 4
ER -