Rejection Sensitivity in Adulthood and Its Relationship with Perceived Parental Acceptance–Rejection in Childhood Cover Image

Чувствителност към отхвърляне в зряла възраст и взаимовръзката му с възприето родителско приемане-отхвърляне в детството
Rejection Sensitivity in Adulthood and Its Relationship with Perceived Parental Acceptance–Rejection in Childhood

Author(s): Nadia Koltcheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Individual Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Self, Behaviorism
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: IPARTheory; perceived parental acceptance-rejection; relationships; rejection sensitivity; PARQ/C; IRSS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to investigate the relationships between perceived maternal and paternal acceptance–rejection in childhood on the one hand, and rejection sensitivity in adulthood on the other hand. The sample consisted of 300 adults: 59 males (19.7%) and 241 females (80.3%) aged 18–49 (M = 34.33; SD = 10.475). The means used for collecting the data included a Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire/Control, Adult, Mother and Father Version, and the Interpersonal Rejection Sensitivity Scale. The results showed that adults’ remembrance regarding perceived maternal and paternal acceptance-rejection during childhood had a significant correlation with their current level of rejection sensitivity. We examined two age groups (early and middle adulthood), and there were significant age differences. The relationship between perceived parental rejection and rejection sensitivity was stronger in younger participants than in older ones. These results were interpreted within the framework of IPARTheory.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 99-115
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian