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Ahmadi S, Ghasemipour Y. Comparing Fear of Intimacy, Alexithymia, and Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs in Successful and Unsuccessful Individuals in the Treatment of Addiction. etiadpajohi 2022; 15 (62) :185-204
URL: http://etiadpajohi.ir/article-1-2601-en.html

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the fear of intimacy, alexithymia, and satisfaction of basic psychological needs in successful and unsuccessful individuals in the treatment of addiction. Method: This study was a causal-comparative study. In this study, research population includes members of anonymous addicts association in Malayer city which was approximately 4000 people. The sample size consisted of two groups of successful people (86 people) and unsuccessful people (126 people) in quitting addiction selected using convenience sampling. Questionnaires of fear of intimacy, alexithymia and satisfaction of basic psychological needs were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). In this analysis, the variables of age and history of substance use were considered as covariate variables. Results: Results showed that there were significant differences between successful and unsuccessful groups in the fear of intimacy, alexithymia, and satisfaction of basic psychological needs. Successful groups showed lower score in the fear of intimacy and alexithymia compared to unsuccessful groups. In addition, the successful group in quitting addiction had higher scores in the satisfaction of basic psychological needs. Conclusion: This study highlighted the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, emotions involved in interpersonal relationships and fear of intimacy addicts should be paid attention to by their families, friends and therapists.