Comparing reports of peer rejection: associations with rejection sensitivity, victimization, aggression, and friendship
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Article Title | Comparing reports of peer rejection: associations with rejection sensitivity, victimization, aggression, and friendship |
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ERA Journal ID | 6341 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J. (Author), Nesdale, Drew (Author), McGregor, Leanne (Author), Mastro, Shawna (Author), Goodwin, Belinda (Author) and Downey, Geraldine (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Adolescence |
Journal Citation | 36 (6), pp. 1237-1246 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0140-1971 |
1095-9254 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.10.002 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140197113001425 |
Abstract | Perceiving that one is rejected is an important correlate of emotional maladjustment. Yet, self-perceptions can substantially differ from classmate-reports of who is rejected. In this study, discrepancies between self- and classmate-reports of rejection were identified in 359 Australian adolescents (age 10-12 years). As expected, adolescents who overestimated rejection reported more rejection sensitivity and felt more victimized by their peers, but were not seen by peers as more victimized. Adolescents who underestimated rejection identified themselves as high in overt aggression, and their peers identified them as high in overt and relational aggression and low in prosocial behavior. Yet, underestimators' feelings of friendship satisfaction did not seem to suffer and they reported low rejection sensitivity. Results suggest that interventions to promote adolescent health should explicitly recognize the different needs of those who do and do not seem to perceive their high rejection, as well as adolescents who overestimate their rejection. |
Keywords | Aggression; Friendship; Peer relationships; Rejection; Victimization; Psychiatry; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery; PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL PEDIATRICS; |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Columbia University, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q41qq/comparing-reports-of-peer-rejection-associations-with-rejection-sensitivity-victimization-aggression-and-friendship
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