Ming Wagoner Dr. Laurie Smith Psychology 321 26 April, 2015 Rejection Sensitivity in Young Adolescents I spent the majority of my adolescent and teen years living in a small town out in the boonies of the Cascade Mountains. Interactions Between Rejection Sensitivity and Supportive Relationships in the Prediction of Adolescents’ Internalizing Difficulties Kristina L. McDonald , Julie C. Bowker , Kenneth H. Rubin , Brett Laursen , and Melissa S. Duchene The social anxiety (SA) questionnaire was used as a criterion for determining the validity of the Y-RSQ. Adolescents completed the paper and pencil version of the Children's Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (CRSQ, Downey, Lebolt, Rincon, & Freitas, 1998b) and then of the Youth Self Report 11–18 (YSR, Achenbach, 1991) in their classrooms during school hours. The social life of adolescents takes a central role in daily activities and thoughts. Objective Rejection sensitivity (RS) is defined as the disposition to anxiously expect rejection, to perceive it as likely, and to overreact to it. The associations between attachment style, ADHD symptoms, and social adjustments were examined in a community sample of adolescents. We investigated the roles of rejection sensitivity (RS) and childhood emotional neglect and abuse (ENA) as well as their interaction in BPD. It suggests that targeting adolescent's fear of self‐compassion will also be beneficial. The measure consists of 18 hypothetical situations in which rejection by a significant other is possible (e.g., “You ask a friend Indeed, 720 adolescents completed the Children’s Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, self-reports of self- and interpersonal functioning (self-esteem and interpersonal reactivity), and peer ratings of preference and bothersomeness. For example, rejection sensitivity is associated with depressive symptoms for adolescents and young adults (Ayduk et … Adolescents’ Rejection Sensitivity as Manifested in Their Self-Drawings Limor Goldner, Shira Carren Sachar, and Ayelet Abir Abstract This study correlated measures of adolescents’ rejection sensitivity with their self-drawings in a sample of 323 nonclinical Israeli adolescents. Latent growth curve analyses revealed links of popularity, observed peer interactions and dyadic reports of friendship quality to the development of rejection sensitivity. Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire - Adolescent (RSQ-A) [ Time Frame: Intake ] Assesses the extent to which the participant perceives rejection in their daily lives. Get the plugin now Yemeni version of rejection sensitivity questionnaire (Y-RSQ). The Adobe Flash plugin is needed to view this content. 2011).The “imbalance” model proposes that this period of life is characterised by intense and frequent negative affect due to differential times of maturation of brain regions that underline emotion perception (i.e. Adolescent girls who rank high in rejection sensitivity may behave in ways that put them at a higher risk for victimization, according to a study published in Children Maltreatment. The questionnaire examined rejection sensitivity, adult attachment and relationship satisfaction and quantities. Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire and Self-Esteem Inventory were used to measure the rejection sensitivity and self-esteem of children (age ranges from 14 to 19 years). Open Research. Sensitivity to status-based rejection: Implications for African American students' college experience. Rejection sensitivity, loneliness, social anxiety, and social withdrawal in children. We hypothesized that BPD and disordered eating would be strongly associated and that this association would be partially mediated by rejection sensitivity. The results suggest that parental modernity has an effect on the rejection sensitivity and personally perceived self of the self esteem of – adolescents. This study investigated whether rejection sensitivity (RS), shyness and unsociability would positively correlate with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychiatric co-morbidity and whether shyness and unsociability would mediate the impact of RS on distress outcomes. Rejection sensitivity To measure rejection sensitivity, participants completed the Dutch version of the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ) (Downey & Feldman, 1996; Hanenberg, 2013). Adolescents’ level of self-reported rejection sensitivity was assessed at age 16 using the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ: Downey and Feldman 1996). Effects on Adolescents . Method: Participants were 73 female patients aged 11-18 presenting for mental health treatment at an outpatient psychiatry clinic in a large metropolitan hospital. Research Article Construct Validity and Reliability of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire: A Comparison of Three Factor Models MarcoInnamorati, 1,2,3 MichelaBalsamo, 1 BethFairfield, 1 MariantoniettaFabbricatore, 2,3 AntoninoTamburello, 2,3 andAristideSaggino 1 Department of Psychological, Humanistic and Territorial Sciences (DISPUTer), G. d Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy Target teenagers’ level of rejection sensitivity was assessed annually between ages 16 and 19 using the extensively validated Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ; Downey & Feldman, 1996). Completion required between 30 and 45 min. Yongqiang Jiang, Yaxuan Ren, Tian Liu, Jianing You, Rejection sensitivity and adolescent non‐suicidal self‐injury: Mediation through depressive symptoms and moderation by fear of self‐compassion, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 10.1111/papt.12293, 0, 0, (2020). Adolescence is also a period of substantial biological change—which likely contributes to the effects of peer rejection during adolescence. “You ask a friend to do you a big favor”). Five hundred and eight junior high school students completed questionnaires pertaining to attachment style, ADHD symptoms (inattention and hyperactivity), and rejection sensitivity, and were rated by homeroom teachers on social adjustment. in a clinical population of adolescent girls. Self-Injury Assessment Scale (SIAS) [ Time Frame: Every 2 weeks ] Provides more information about the participant's self-harm behaviors over the past two weeks. Rejection sensitivity. Targeting adolescents' rejection sensitivity will be beneficial in developing NSSI‐related prevention and intervention programs. Rejection sensitivity is related to both individual and couple well-being in adolescence (Downey et al., 1998a, Downey et al., 1998b). This thesis presents research aimed at examining rejection sensitivity in adolescent girls with borderline personality disorder (BPD) features. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 83(4), 896-918. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.83.4.896 Permissions: Test content may be reproduced and used for non-commercial research and educational purposes without seeking written permission. 13 For example, the limbic regions associated with the affective processing of social stimuli are influenced by gonadal hormones, which surge during middle‐to‐late adolescence. Rejection sensitivity was linked to a relative increase in adolescent depressive and anxiety symptoms over a 3‐year period, even after accounting for teens' baseline level of social competence. Eligibility Criteria . Participants were asked about their expectations of rejection in nine hypothetical situations (e.g., ‘You approach a close friend to talk to after having of rejection sensitivity during late adolescence and early adulthood. Cheryl Bonica University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. This study also found that adolescents' fear of self‐compassion magnified the associations between rejection sensitivity, depressive symptoms, and NSSI. Although rejection sensitivity has been discussed more generally in the literature, few studies have identified how this construct may contribute to psychopathology in adolescence. We included n = 28 adolescents with depression and n = 32 healthy control participants between the ages of 12–17 and applied a German version of the Children’s Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire “CRSQ”.It was found that, compared to controls, depressive adolescents show higher RS, are more anxious about rejection, and rate the likelihood of being rejected higher. Indeed, 720 adolescents completed the Children's Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, self-reports of self- and interpersonal functioning (self-esteem and interpersonal reactivity), and peer ratings of preference and bothersomeness. However, to date there are no studies examining RS as a disposition in adolescents with clinical Depression. Drawings were coded using the DAP-SPED scoring system (Naglieri, 1988). The term adolescence encapsulates a phase of life thought to begin around the onset of puberty and end when an individual achieves adultlike levels of independence. The measure consists of 18 hypothetical situations in which rejection by a significant other is possible (e.g. Rejection Sensitivity and Responses to Rejection: Serial Mediators Linking Parenting to Adolescents and Young Adults’ Depression and Trait-Anxiety - Volume 9 - … High correlations between the RSQ and borderline‐specific cognitions (Questionnaire of Thoughts and Feelings) were observed. Five hundred and eight junior high school students completed questionnaires pertaining to attachment style, ADHD symptoms (inattention and hyperactivity), and rejection sensitivity, and were rated by homeroom teachers on social adjustment. Additionally, reciprocal relationships emerged between rejection sensitivity and internalizing symptoms. The associations between attachment style, ADHD symptoms, and social adjustments were examined in a community sample of adolescents. Adolescence is a time of emerging independence and self-identity that occurs in the context of heightened sensitivity towards social rejection (Sebastian et al. Rejection sensitivity may start as early as the teenage years. REJECTION SENSITIVITY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE by Constantina Tsirgielis B.Sc., The University of Toronto, 2009 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Counselling Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) July 2015 The Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ) was adapted for application in clinical and non‐clinical samples and proved to be a methodologically sound measure. Adopted participants also responded to questions regarding their adoption. The questionnaires were completed by a sample of 571 Yemeni students (males and females) at Sana’a University. The town was very small and, as a result, also had a small school district. 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