Interpersonal rejection sensitivity mediates the associations between peer victimization and two high-risk outcomes

Williams, Caitlin A.; Doorley, James; Esposito‐Smythers, Christianne

doi:10.1177/1359104517712041

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“…The emergence of suicidal ideation is the outcome of a process beginning with feelings of defeat and humiliation. Defeat or humiliation may also be characterized by social rejection and loss, two frequently reported precipitants of suicidal distress [ 2 , 34 – 36 ]. However, entrapment is not an inevitable consequence of feeling defeated or humiliated.…”

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The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour

O’Connor

Kirtley

2018

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Suicide is a major public health concern accounting for 800 000 deaths globally each year. Although there have been many advances in understanding suicide risk in recent decades, our ability to predict suicide is no better now than it was 50 years ago. There are many potential explanations for this lack of progress, but the absence, until recently, of comprehensive theoretical models that predict the emergence of suicidal ideation distinct from the transition between suicidal ideation and suicide attempts/suicide is key to this lack of progress. The current article presents the integrated motivational–volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour, one such theoretical model. We propose that defeat and entrapment drive the emergence of suicidal ideation and that a group of factors, entitled volitional moderators (VMs), govern the transition from suicidal ideation to suicidal behaviour. According to the IMV model, VMs include access to the means of suicide, exposure to suicidal behaviour, capability for suicide (fearlessness about death and increased physical pain tolerance), planning, impulsivity, mental imagery and past suicidal behaviour. In this article, we describe the theoretical origins of the IMV model, the key premises underpinning the model, empirical tests of the model and future research directions.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Evolutionary thanatology: impacts of the dead on the living in humans and other animals'.

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Section: Key Premises Underpinning the Motivational–volitional Model mentioning

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The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour

O’Connor

Kirtley

2018

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

855

802

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“…Rejection sensitivity is defined as the cognitive and emotional tendency to anticipate, perceive, and overreact defensively to the signs of rejection by others [15]. According to the rejection sensitivity model [16], adolescents who suffer from interpersonal rejection tend to experience higher rejection sensitivity and then lead to maladaptive behavioral responses [17,18]. That is to say, rejection sensitivity might mediate the relationship between cybervictimization and Internet addiction.…”

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“…First, Downey and Feldman [15] demonstrated that the experience of rejection could develop into some form of "basic mistrust" about interpersonal relationships, which leads to higher rejection sensitivity [19,20]. Second, although little study has examined the impact of cybervictimization on rejection sensitivity directedly [17], several studies have indicated that adolescents that often suffer from cyberbullying develop a low social self-perception and make a negative evaluation of their own social ability, which leads to the development of social anxiety [20,21]. At the same time, it has been shown that social anxiety is associated with greater rejection sensitivity [22].…”

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“…This finding supports the rejection sensitivity model [16], which suggests that adolescents who develop rejection sensitivity based on interpersonal stressors are more likely to develop externalizing or internalizing symptoms. Thus, adolescents who internalize the experience of cybervictimization may particularly experience an increase in rejection sensitivity [17,53]. Consequently, they may use the Internet, an anonymous virtual space, to connect with others without pressure and to avoid or reduce their anxiety about future social interactions [54].…”

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Cybervictimization and Adolescent Internet Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model

Xin

Chen

Qiao

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Previous research indicates that cybervictimization can lead to adolescent Internet addiction; however, there is a gap in the knowledge about the mediating and moderating variables facilitating this relationship. This study examines the role of rejection sensitivity as a mediator in this relationship and the role of parent–adolescent communication as a moderator for this mediation effect among Chinese adolescents. Participants were 1006 adolescents (M = 13.16 years, SD = 0.67), who completed the questionnaires anonymously. The questionnaires assessed the four variables of interest. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling were used for data analysis. The results show that the positive association between cybervictimization and adolescent Internet addiction is mediated by rejection sensitivity. Moreover, this indirect effect is stronger for adolescents with low parent–adolescent communication than for those with high parent–adolescent communication.

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“…To help understand the true associations between RS and aggression and victimization, this study aimed at revealing a reliable estimate of the effect size using the meta-analytic approach. In addition to that, this study also explored the moderating effects of gender and age on the associations between RS and aggression and victimization on the basis of the significant links of gender and age on those associations (Williams, Doorley, & Esposito-Smythers, 2017; Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2016). Together, the present study aimed to statistically summarize the association between RS and aggression and between RS and victimization by conducting two meta-analyses.…”

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Associations Between Rejection Sensitivity, Aggression, and Victimization: A Meta-Analytic Review

Gao

Assink

Liu

et al. 2019

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Background: Rejection sensitivity (RS) is a personality disposition characterized by oversensitivity to social rejection; individuals who are sensitive to social rejection tend to anxiously or angrily expect, readily perceive, and overreact to it. The associations between (a) RS and aggression and (b) RS and victimization have been studied in recent years. However, the strength of these associations varied considerably between studies. This review aimed to synthesize the primary literature to improve our insight into these associations. Method: A comprehensive literature search yielded 52 studies (with a total of 66,405 participants and producing 203 effect sizes) on the RS-aggression and RS-victimization associations. Three-level meta-analytic models were used to synthesize effect sizes and to examine potential moderators of the RS-aggression association and the RS-victimization association, respectively. Results: There was a small but significant association between RS and aggression (pooled r = .183; p < .001) and a slightly below moderate and significant association between RS and victimization (pooled r = .298; p < .001). The RS-aggression association was stronger for angry RS than for anxious RS and stronger for reactive aggression than for proactive aggression. Similar results were obtained in analyzing the longitudinal associations only. Conclusions: RS is significantly associated with aggression and victimization. The implications of the results for clinical practice as well as directions for future research are discussed.

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Interpersonal rejection sensitivity mediates the associations between peer victimization and two high-risk outcomes

Cited by 19 publications

References 72 publications

The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour

The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour

Cybervictimization and Adolescent Internet Addiction: A Moderated Mediation Model

Associations Between Rejection Sensitivity, Aggression, and Victimization: A Meta-Analytic Review

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