Experiential avoidance and fear of intimacy: A contextual behavioral account of loneliness and resulting psychopathology symptoms (Pages 193-200)

ms.marissadonahue October 27, 2020 - 4:58pm

Authors

Daniel W.M. Maitland

Highlights

• A novel model for understanding the development of loneliness is described.

• Antecedents in the model are important constructs in contextual behavioral therapy.

• The proposed model was assessed using data collected in a cross-sectional survey.

• Findings support the proposed model as a significant antecedent of loneliness.

• Loneliness and experiential avoidance may affect psychopathology symptoms.