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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Rejection sensitivity"”.
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The effect of racial representation on rejection sensitivity
… group settings impacts experiences of social rejection among people of color. Grounded in Minority Stress Theory and Rejection Sensitivity Theory, this project explored whether the presence of racial diversity can reduce expectations of discrimination and buffer against the negative effects of …
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The Impact of Ostracism on Stigma Consciousness and Rejection Sensitivity
… levels of stigma consciousness or gender-based rejection sensitivity through exposure to ostracism via Cyberball from outgroup members (e.g., males). Stigma consciousness was measured through the Stigma Consciousness Questionnaire (SCQ; Pinel, 1999), while rejection sensitivity was measured …
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Race, Rejection Sensitivity, and Identity Centrality Among Young Sexual Minority Women
… racial/ethnic identities were associated with rejection sensitivity in young adult sexual minority women. The relationships between sexual identity centrality and current alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, and sexual minority stress outcomes were also examined with race as a potential …
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THE ROLE OF REJECTION SENSITIVITY IN POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; A PILOT INVESTIGATION
… to explore the hypothetical relationship between rejection sensitivity (RS) level and PTSD symptom severity. We predicted that RS would be positively related to PTSD symptom severity. Pilot data from 39 individuals were analyzed to explore bivariate correlations on indices of RS, PTSD symptom …
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Personality and Relational Aggression in College Students: The Role of Social Anxiety and Rejection Sensitivity
… FFM constructs, along with social anxiety and rejection sensitivity, function as predictors of relational aggression among college students. Hierarchical multiple regression were used to test hypotheses about the predictive utility of the FFM and whether the addition of social anxiety and/or …
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Rejection Sensitivity and Social Support as Predictors of Peer Victimization among Youth with Psychiatric Illness
<p>In this study, I examined whether rejection sensitivity and perceptions of social support predicted concurrent peer victimization in a sample of adolescents with psychiatric illness. Participants included 43 adolescents, aged 12-18 with diverse psychiatric diagnoses, who were recruited from a …
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Excessive reassurance-seeking, interpersonal rejection, rejection sensitivity and depressive symptoms: an intervention focusing on mediating mechanisms
… (Coyne, 1976), which then elicits interpersonal rejection, further exacerbating depressive symptoms (Joiner et. al., 1992). A new cognitive-behavioral theory postulates that excessive reassurance-seeking temporarily reduces rejection sensitivity (anxious expectations of rejection) in depressed …
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Perception of Subtle Racism: The Role of Group Status, Legitimized Ideology, Race-Based Rejection Sensitivity, Implicit Theories of Race, and Accountability
… group status, legitimized ideology, race-based rejection sensitivity and implicit theories of race were examined that account for the perceptual differences on subtle racism. The process of accountability---self-critical and effortful thinking---was also examined on its role on attenuating and …
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A Multi-Dimensional Model of Sexual Stigma and Relationship Satisfaction Among Female Same-Sex Couples: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Rejection Sensitivity
… orientation are associated with expectations of rejection by others. These expectations are associated with negativistic expectations of their romantic partner’s behaviors and cognitions, which are associated with diminished personal relationship satisfaction and, in some cases, diminished …
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Why do rejection sensitive individuals fear rejection? An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Research demonstrates that rejection sensitivity develops through early, continuing, or acute experiences of rejection from caregivers and significant others. Rejection sensitivity refers to individuals who anxiously or angrily expect, readily perceive, and intensely react to rejection. The …
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Socio-affective influences on adolescent mental health problems
… disorders. In Chapter 2, the role of social rejection sensitivity, a proposed risk factor for emotional disorders, in mental health across the lifespan during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined. Results showed that younger people were susceptible to increased mental health problems during the …
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Facial Expression Recognition and Interpretation in Shy Children
… biased facial expression interpretation and that rejection sensitivity mediates this relation. Overall the results of these two studies add to the research on facial expression processing in shy children and suggest that cognitive biases in the way facial expressions are interpreted may be related …
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Persevering Through Stress: An Examination of Professional Rejection During the Job Search
Experiences of and reactions to work-related rejection (referred to as “professional rejection”) have not been thoroughly explored in the I-O psychology literature, yet the outcomes may have important implications for how individuals progress in their careers. Job seekers are uniquely faced with …
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Identity-Focused Therapist Self-Disclosure in Matched Sexual/Gender Minority Dyads: A Longitudinal Therapy Process-Outcome Study
… contribute to heightened levels of rejection sensitivity, internalized LGBTQ+-negativity, and loneliness in the LGBTQ+ individual, which lead to deleterious health outcomes.</p> <p><strong><em>Objective:</em></strong> This longitudinal study investigates the effects of TSD-I on …
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The Role of Loneliness and Life Events: Comparing Avoidant and Borderline Personality Features and Their Relation to Depression
… BDL) and avoidant: AVD), are hyper-responsive to rejection. Loneliness has also been established as a vulnerability to the onset of depressive episodes and as an outcome to rejection sensitivity, however the relationship between personality pathology and loneliness is still unclear. The purpose of …
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Hot or Not? The Effects of Fitspiration Images on Body Dysmorphic Concerns
… on body dysmorphic concerns, appearance-based rejection sensitivity (appearance-RS), and intentions to exercise, as well as the differences in these effects by sex. The first hypothesis is that participants will report more body dysmorphic concerns and appearance-RS following exposure to …
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The evolutionary psychology of information management: gossip, secrecy, and shame in evolutionary perspective
… studies that people who are sensitive to social rejection engage in more concealment than their non-sensitive counterparts. It was also tested how rejection sensitivity interacts with social context (perceived anonymity) to influence concealment behavior. Finally, the role of specific emotions in …
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Parasympathethic Nervous Activity and Social Exclusion in Borderline Personality Disorder
… nervous activity (PNS), Cyberball, rejection sensitivity, electrocardiogram (ECG)</p>
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The Development of READY-A (Ready for Adolescents): An Adolescent Premarital Education Inventory
… of relationship cognitions, emotional awareness, rejection sensitivity, personality traits, and sexual conservativism. Contextual factors were deal with the adolescent's family of origin and same sex/best friendships. An item pool previously created for a similar questionnaire (RELATE for …
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