Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2010 May;39(5):563-74. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9519-4. Epub 2010 Mar 6.
Rejection sensitivity, the tendency to anxiously or angrily expect rejection, is associated with internalizing difficulties during childhood and adolescence. The primary goal of the present study was to examine whether supportive parent-child relationships and friendships moderate associations that link angry and anxious rejection sensitivity to depression and social anxiety during middle adolescence in an ethnically diverse sample of 277 youth (M age = 14.30 years; 46.93% male). Analyses revealed that angry rejection sensitivity was related to depressive symptoms, but only for adolescents reporting low support from parents and friends. Friend support moderated the association between (1) angry rejection sensitivity and social anxiety, and (2) anxious rejection sensitivity and depressive symptoms. For adolescents reporting low support from friends, support from parents was positively related to social anxiety. Findings highlight the importance of considering relationships in studies of rejection sensitivity and adjustment during adolescence.
拒绝敏感，即焦虑或愤怒地期待被拒绝的倾向，与儿童和青少年时期的内化困难有关。本研究的主要目的是检验在一个种族多样化的 277 名青少年样本（平均年龄=14.30 岁；46.93%为男性）中，支持性的亲子关系和友谊是否会缓和愤怒和焦虑的拒绝敏感性与青少年中期抑郁和社交焦虑之间的关联。分析表明，愤怒的拒绝敏感性与抑郁症状有关，但只针对报告父母和朋友支持度低的青少年。朋友的支持调节了（1）愤怒的拒绝敏感性与社交焦虑，以及（2）焦虑的拒绝敏感性与抑郁症状之间的关联。对于报告朋友支持度低的青少年来说，来自父母的支持与社交焦虑呈正相关。研究结果强调了在研究青少年时期的拒绝敏感性和适应过程中考虑人际关系的重要性。
