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Fear of Rejecting Others: An Overlooked Construct in Dating Anxiety

Published:2021-07-04 Issue:1 Volume:30 Page:44-49
ISSN:1066-4807
Container-title:The Family Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:The Family Journal

Author:

Rizvi Myles S.¹^ORCID,Tram Jane M.¹^ORCID,Bergström Björn²

Affiliation:

1. School of Graduate Psychology, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA

2. Anxiety Therapy Clinic, Inc., Portland, OR, USA

Abstract

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.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Social Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10664807211021969

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