Dimensions of Personality and Reactions to Social Rejection

Jobe, Rebecca L.; Kelly, Kristine M.; Lifka, Audra M.; Iyer, Vidhya V.

doi:10.1037/e413792005-317

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“…Rejection Sensitivity. Rejection sensitivity was assessed using the Tendency to Expect Rejection Scale (TERS) (Jobe, 2003). There are 18 items in the TERS and each item is rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) estimating the tendency to expect rejection by others (e.g., "It is important to me to be accepted by those around me").…”

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Rejection Sensitivity and Reactive Aggression in Early Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Maladaptive Coping

Ding

Xiang

et al. 2022

Psychol Rep

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Reactive aggression is an aggressive response to a perceived threat or provocation. It has detrimental effects on individuals and society. Rejection sensitivity, a disposition that one tends to anxiously expect, readily perceive, and intensely react to social rejection, has been associated with reactive aggression. Considering that the mechanism underlying this link remains unclear, this study explores the mediating role of loneliness and maladaptive coping. Participants included 1104 early adults between the ages of 17–23 ( Mage = 20.35, SD = 1.11, 33.6% men) in China who completed the Chinese version of the Tendency to Expect Rejection Scale, Loneliness Scale, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and Reactive-Active Aggression Questionnaire. The serial mediation model revealed that loneliness and maladaptive coping independently mediated the association of rejection sensitivity with reactive aggression. More importantly, the chain mediating effect of “loneliness-maladaptive coping” also accounted for this link. The above findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationships among these factors and suggested that rejection sensitivity could positively be related to reactive aggression through loneliness and maladaptive coping.

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Rejection Sensitivity and Reactive Aggression in Early Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Maladaptive Coping

Ding

Xiang

et al. 2022

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“…The Tendency to Expect Rejection Scale [37] was utilized to assess rejection sensitivity, a measure previously validated for Chinese young adults [38]. The Chinese version used in this study demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity [36].…”

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The rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use among medical students: A moderated mediation model involving loneliness and self-control

Xu,

Qiu,

Jiang

et al. 2024

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Background The internet has evolved into an integral facet of the life and educational experience of college students. However, the driving force behind problematic internet use in medical students remains largely unexplored. Based on the cognitive-behavioral model and the affect regulation model of vulnerability, the present study seeks to investigate the underlying mechanism of the association between rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use among medical students. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical university from March to June, 2023. A total of 435 medical-undergraduate students were investigated using The Tendency to Expect Rejection Scale, Loneliness Scale, Self-control Scale, Problematic Internet Test. Pearson’s correlation analysis was utilized to explore the interrelationships among the variables, additionally, a moderated mediation model was analyzed using Hayes's PROCESS macro. Results After controlling for gender, age, and rejection sensitivity could positively predict loneliness (r = 0.36, p < 0.01) and problematic internet use (r = 0.39, p < 0.01), while self-control was negatively correlated with problematic internet use (r = -0.55, p < 0.01). Mediation analyses revealed that loneliness served as a mediator in the link between rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use, with the mediation effect explaining 18.18% of the variance.[SE = 0.02, 95% CI = (0.02, 0.10)]. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that self-control moderated the second stage of the indirect effects in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use. Conclusion Loneliness plays a mediating role between rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use, and self-control plays an important moderating role in the effect of loneliness on problematic internet use.

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Dimensions of Personality and Reactions to Social Rejection

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Rejection Sensitivity and Reactive Aggression in Early Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Maladaptive Coping

Rejection Sensitivity and Reactive Aggression in Early Adults: The Mediating Role of Loneliness and Maladaptive Coping

The rejection sensitivity and problematic internet use among medical students: A moderated mediation model involving loneliness and self-control

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