<![CDATA[This study aimed to determine the ability of cognitive distortions to predict the fear of intimacy among young adult women who have experienced dating violence. The experience of dating violence can have psychological consequences that influence how individuals perceive themselves and their interpersonal relationships. Such conditions can foster maladaptive thought patterns—or cognitive distortions—such as feelings of guilt, excessive suspicion, and a fear of rejection; these patterns may ultimately hinder an individual's ability to build close, trusting emotional relationships with future partners. This condition is known as the fear of intimacy. The study employed a cross-sectional predictive design. Data were collected using a cognitive distortion scale (reliability = 0.957) and a fear of intimacy scale (reliability = 0.949). The participants consisted of 110 young adult women residing in Surabaya who had experienced dating violence and were currently in a romantic relationship. Simple linear regression analysis revealed that cognitive distortions significantly predicted the fear of intimacy among these women (F = 28.619; ρ < 0.001). The coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.209 indicates that cognitive distortions account for 20.9% of the variation in the fear of intimacy, while the remaining 79.1% is attributable to factors outside the variables examined. These findings suggest that cognitive distortions are a psychological factor contributing to the fear of intimacy among young adult women who have experienced dating violence]]>
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