Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2019;1-10. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ppc © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | 1 Received: 24 March 2019 | Accepted: 5 July 2019 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12424 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Construction and validation of the Lebanese fear of relationship commitment scale among a representative sample of the Lebanese population Sahar Obeid 1,2,3,5 | Kassandra Fares 4 | Chadia Haddad 1 | Nathalie Lahoud 5,6,7,8 | Marwan Akel 5,8 | Maha Zakhour 9 | Nelly Kheir 10 | Pascale Salameh 5,6,11 | Souheil Hallit 5,12 1 Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon 2 Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon 3 Faculty of Pedagogy, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon 4 Faculty of Science, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon 5 NSPECT‐LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidemiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon 6 Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon 7 Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon 8 School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon 9 Faculty of Science, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon 10 Faculty of Pedagogy, Université de la Sainte Famille, Batroun, Lebanon 11 Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon 12 Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon Correspondence Sahar Obeid, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, PO Box 60096, Jall‐Eddib, Lebanon. Email: saharobeid23@hotmail.com Souheil Hallit, Building 560, Street 8, 1st floor, Biakout, Lebanon. Email: souheilhallit@hotmail.com Abstract Purpose: To describe the generation and validation of the Lebanese fear of relationship commitment scale (LFRC) and factors associated with FRC in a representative sample of the Lebanese population. Design and Methods: This cross‐sectional study, conducted between January and May 2018, enrolled 568 single community dwelling participants. Results: The scale items converged over a solution of four factors, explaining 50.46% of the variance (Cronbach’s α = 0.789). Higher social phobia (β = 0.073) and higher general trust score (β = 0.393) were associated with higher FRC, whereas higher self‐esteem (β = -0.275) was associated with lower FRC. Practice Implications: The LFRC‐17 is a valid and reliable measure of fear of relationship commitment and a highly efficient tool both for research and clinical practice. It gathers social, physical, and psychological aspects related to gamophobia. KEYWORDS commitment, fear, gamophobia, relationship, scale, single Pascale Salameh and Souheil Hallit are last co‐authors.