Mediating effect of inferiority feelings on relationship between childhood trauma and fear of intimacy in college students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2015.06.011
- VernacularTitle:大学生自卑感在亲密恐惧与童年期创伤经历关系中的中介作用
- Author:
Yun JI
;
Bin ZHAO
;
Yanjie MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
fear of intimacy;
childhood trauma;
feeling of inferiority;
mediating effect
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2015;(6):457-462
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mediating effect of inferiority feelings on the relationship between child-hood trauma and fear of intimacy in college students.Methods:Totally 420 college students (72 males and 324 fe-males,aged 18 to 24)from Langfang Normal School were assessed with the Feelings of Inadequacy Scale(FIS), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ)and Fear-of-Intimacy Scale(FIS).The regression analysis and Bootstrap were used to test the mediating effect of inferiority feelings on the relationship between childhood trauma and fear of intimacy.Results:The total scores of CTQ and the scores of 4 childhood trauma factors were positively correla-ted with fear of intimacy score and feeling of inferiority score(r =0.18 -0.55,Ps <0.05).Feeling of inferiority scores were positively correlated with fear of intimacy scores (r =0.24 -0.44,Ps <0.05).The childhood trauma was positively associated with fear of intimacy (β=0.31,P <0.01).In addition,feeling of inferiority fully media-ted the relationship between childhood trauma and fear of intimacy,the value of mediating effect was 34%.Conclu-sion:Feeling of inferiority may play a mediating role between childhood trauma and fear of intimacy in college students.
