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Applying the Cognitive‐Affective Processing Systems Approach to Conceptualizing Rejection Sensitivity

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Ayduk, Özlem, Gyurak, Anett·2008·Social and Personality Psychology Compass
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00143.xPMC PMC2772175
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The Cognitive-Affective Processing Systems or CAPS theory (Mischel & Shoda, 1995) was proposed to account for the processes that explain why and how people's behavior varies stably across situations. Research on Rejection Sensitivity is reviewed as a programmatic attempt to illustrate how personality dispositions can be studied within the CAPS framework. This research reveals an if … then … (e.g., if situation X, he does A, but if situation Y, he does B) pattern of rejection sensitivity such that high rejection sensitive people's goal to prevent rejection can lead to accommodating behavior; yet, the failure to achieve this goal can lead to aggression, reactivity, and lack of self-concept clarity. These situation-behavior relations or personality signatures reflect a stable activation network of distinctive personality processing dynamics. These dynamics link fears and expectations of rejection, perceptions/attributions of rejection, and affective/behavioral overreactions to perceived rejection. Self-regulatory and attentional mechanisms may interact with these dynamics as buffers against high rejection sensitivity, illustrating how multiple processes within a CAPS network play out in behavior.

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  • The cognitive-affective processing systems (CAPS) framework states that individuals with high levels of rejection sensitivity may misinterpret and distort the actions of others, which may lead to feelings of anger, loneliness, or depression.

    “the cognitive-affective processing systems (CAPS) framework (Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008;Mischel, 1973;Mischel & Shoda, 1995) states that individuals with high levels of rejection sensitivity may misinterpret and distort the actions of others, which may lead to feelings of anger, loneliness, or depression.”

    From Associations between rejection sensitivity and mental health outcomes: A meta-analytic review (2017) · cites this paper as Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008

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  • Rejection sensitivity is thought to develop as a result of an individual's early experience of rejection, neglect, or abuse.

    “Rejection sensitivity is thought to develop as a result of an individual's early experience of rejection, neglect, or abuse (Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008).”

    From Associations between rejection sensitivity and mental health outcomes: A meta-analytic review (2017) · cites this paper as Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008

  • Individuals with high levels of rejection sensitivity tend to fear or anxiously expect rejection of others.

    “Individuals with high levels of rejection sensitivity tend to fear or anxiously expect rejection of others (Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008;Romero-Canyas et al., 2010).”

    From Associations between rejection sensitivity and mental health outcomes: A meta-analytic review (2017) · cites this paper as Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008

  • These dynamics link fears and expectations of rejection, perceptions or attributions of rejection, and affective or behavioral overreactions to perceived rejection.

    “These dynamics link fears and expectations of rejection, perceptions or attributions of rejection, and affective or behavioral overreactions to perceived rejection (Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008).”

    From Associations between rejection sensitivity and mental health outcomes: A meta-analytic review (2017) · cites this paper as Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008

  • The CAPS theory stresses the presence of 'if ... then...' patterns in the association between rejection sensitivity and behavior.

    “Specifically, this theory stresses the presence of 'if … then…' patterns in the assiciation between rejection sensitivity and behavior (Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008)”

    From Associations between rejection sensitivity and mental health outcomes: A meta-analytic review (2017) · cites this paper as Ayduk & Gyurak, 2008

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  1. Ayduk O Gyurak A Cognitive inhibitory control as a buffer against rejection sensitivity Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection 2008
  2. Bedell P Resilient women: Risk and protective factors in the lives of female offenders Unpublished Master’s Thesis 1997 Vermont College of Norwich University
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Authors
Ayduk, Ö., & Gyurak, A.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Ayduk, Özlem
ORCID
Venue
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-09
Volume
2
Issue
5
Pages
2016-2033
ISSN
1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1751-9004.2008.00143.x
PMC
PMC2772175
OpenAlex
W1994812123
Cited by
60
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 4 d)
Locations
  • Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5t32mh020006-19)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH020006), R01MH069703, R37MH039349)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
rejection sensitivity, personality dispositions, fear of rejection, perceived rejection, aggression, self-concept clarity, self-regulation, attentional mechanisms

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