Comparison of Emotional Social Loneliness and Psychological Maltreatment in Single Girls with and Without Symptoms of Interpersonal Disorders

Interpersonal disorder is a major challenge in marriage and group activity. This study aimed to compare emotional and social loneliness and psychological Maltreatment in single girls with and without symptoms of interpersonal relationships.

The present study was comparative in terms of fundamental purpose and descriptive method. The statistical population included all students of Sanandaj universities in the academic year 2019. First, by the available sampling method, 300 people were selected. In the next stage, based on the cut-off point of the Interpersonal Problems Questionnaire (Barkham et al., 1962), 114 people in the group without symptoms of interpersonal problems and. 186 people in the group with symptoms of interpersonal relationships were replaced. The instruments used in this study were the Interpersonal Problems Questionnaire (Barkham et al,1996), the Social and Emotional Loneliness (Ditommaso et al,2004), and assisted maltreatment inventory (Coates & Messman-Moore,2014). The obtained data were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance test by observing the assumptions of normal distribution and homogeneity of variance.

The results showed that the mean of emotional and social loneliness, interpersonal problems, and their dimensions were significantly different between the two groups with and without symptoms of interpersonal disorders (p <0.05).

Findings emphasize the importance of paying attention to feelings of loneliness and psychological maltreatment in single girls with symptoms of impaired interpersonal relationships. Therefore, counselors and psychotherapists are expected to take steps to alleviate the feeling of emotional-social loneliness and psychological maltreatment of single girls with symptoms of interpersonal disorders.