Abstract
This study tests a dyadic model in which parental attachment recollected from adolescence [namely, the dimension of inhibition of exploration and individuality (IEI)] would predict fear of intimacy through the mediating role of adult romantic attachment (avoidance and attachment). Data were collected from 249 romantic couples in a relationship for more than 2 years. After controlling for age and relationship status, we found a partner-anxiety effect on female fear of intimacy (namely, female fear of losing the self). For both males and females, romantic attachment relates to fear of intimacy. An indirect effect of IEI-mother on fear of intimacy via romantic attachment was yet found for females.
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