TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Rejection sensitivity and vulnerability to self-directed hostile cognitions following rejection
JO  - Journal of personality
A1  - Breines, Juliana G.
A1  - Ayduk, Ozlem
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
VL  - 83
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We examined the hypothesis that rejection increases self-directed hostile cognitions in individuals who are high in Rejection Sensitivity (RS). METHOD: In four studies employing primarily undergraduate samples (Ns = 83-121), rejection was primed subliminally or through a recall task, and self-directed hostile cognitions were assessed using explicit or implicit measures. Negative or neutral control conditions were used in three of the studies. Measures of RS were obtained in pretesting. RESULTS: High RS participants were more likely than low RS participants to report or show greater self-directed hostile cognitions in rejection conditions, compared to control conditions. Results held when controlling for depressive symptoms, history of self-directed hostile cognitions, and general hostility. CONCLUSIONS: RS may represent a unique vulnerability for self-directed hostile cognitions, a predictor of self-harmful behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3506
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12077
ID  - ref1
ER  -