Fear of Rejecting Others: An Overlooked Construct in Dating Anxiety
| Autor: | Myles S. Rizvi, Björn Bergström, Jane M. Tram |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Social Psychology
05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Cognition Fear of negative evaluation Developmental psychology 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences medicine Anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Construct (philosophy) Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | The Family Journal. 30:44-49 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3950 1066-4807 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10664807211021969 |
| Popis: | Dating anxiety may significantly impair the formation of romantic relationships. Given the clinical importance of dating anxiety, understanding underlying cognitive features is imperative to determine appropriate treatment. Research on romantic relationship termination and partner choice suggests individuals with dating anxiety, in addition to fearing rejection, may fear rejecting potential romantic partners. This study examined the relation between dating-specific fear of negative evaluation (DFNE), fear of positive evaluation (FPE), and fear of rejecting others (FRO) to identify potentially relevant cognitive factors to dating anxiety. We found that FRO and FPE were significantly and positively related to DFNE. We also found that FRO had a significant relation to DFNE after accounting for FPE. Implications of our findings are discussed. |
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