Adults’ Remembrances of Parental Acceptance–Rejection in Childhood Predict Current Rejection Sensitivity in Adulthood
Abstract
Interpersonal acceptance–rejection theory predicts that the experience of parental rejection in childhood leads to the development of rejection sensitivity that tends to extend into adulthood. This study provides the first test of this prediction within the framework of the theory. Self‐report surveys were administered to 271 undergraduates (M age = 21.73). Adults’ remembrances of both maternal and paternal acceptance–rejection in childhood were significantly related to their current levels of rejection sensitivity. Moreover, acceptance–rejection from the same‐sex parent explained more of the variance in rejection sensitivity than did acceptance–rejection from the other‐sex parent.
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Rejection from the same sex parent predicted more variance in rejection sensitivity.
“Parental rejection significantly correlated with RS on the two occasions it was measured (r = .27-.45) (Rosenbach & Renneberg, 2014), with one study suggesting that rejection from the same sex parent predicted more variance in RS (Ibrahim, Rohner, Smith, & Flannery, 2015).”
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- Authors
- Ibrahim, D. M., Rohner, R. P., Smith, R. L., & Flannery, K. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rohner, Ronald P.
- Venue
- Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 51-62
- ISSN
- 1077-727X (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3934
- OpenAlex
- W1879503667
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- rejection sensitivity, parental acceptance-rejection, childhood rejection, interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory, maternal rejection, paternal rejection, same-sex parents, parent-child relationship, adult attachment, autobiographical memory
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