KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Psychology of Woman Journal 3041-8615 5 Serial Number 18 2024 04 01 Fear of Abandonment as a Mediator Between Attachment Trauma and Conflict Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships among Women Fear of Abandonment as a Mediator Between Attachment Trauma and Conflict Sensitivity in Romantic Relationships among Women 224 232 10.61838/ EN Journal Article 2024 02 01 <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study aimed to investigate whether fear of abandonment mediates the relationship between attachment trauma and conflict sensitivity in romantic relationships among women.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials: </strong>A descriptive correlational design was used, and the study sample consisted of 505 women from Poland, selected based on the Morgan and Krejcie table. Participants completed validated self-report measures assessing attachment trauma, fear of abandonment, and conflict sensitivity. Data were analyzed using SPSS-27 for Pearson correlation and AMOS-21 for Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Assumptions of normality, linearity, homoscedasticity, and multicollinearity were tested and confirmed prior to analysis.</p> <p><strong>Findings: </strong>Results from Pearson correlation showed significant positive associations between attachment trauma and fear of abandonment (r = .56, p &lt; .001), attachment trauma and conflict sensitivity (r = .49, p &lt; .001), and fear of abandonment and conflict sensitivity (r = .62, p &lt; .001). SEM analysis revealed that the structural model had an acceptable fit (χ²(46) = 98.35, χ²/df = 2.14, CFI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.047). Attachment trauma significantly predicted fear of abandonment (β = 0.56, p &lt; .001), which in turn significantly predicted conflict sensitivity (β = 0.62, p &lt; .001). The direct path from attachment trauma to conflict sensitivity was also significant (β = 0.24, p &lt; .001), and the indirect effect through fear of abandonment (β = 0.35, p &lt; .001) indicated partial mediation. The total effect of attachment trauma on conflict sensitivity was β = 0.59 (p &lt; .001).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that fear of abandonment partially mediates the relationship between attachment trauma and conflict sensitivity in romantic relationships among women. These results highlight the importance of addressing abandonment-related fears in therapeutic settings to mitigate the emotional impact of past trauma on adult romantic functioning.</p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/psywoman/article/download/4023/6918