Well-established psychological theories indicate that interpersonal relationships and
emotional well-being are linked in fundamental ways (Coyne, 1976; Sullivan, 1953). Indeed …

Rejection sensitivity is a personality disposition characterized by oversensitivity to social
rejection. Using a three-level meta-analytic model, 75 studies were reviewed that examined …

Loneliness is a distressing emotional state that motivates individuals to renew and maintain
social contact. It has been suggested that lonely individuals suffer from a cognitive bias …

Interpersonal acceptance–rejection theory (IPARTheory) proposes that across cultures and
other sociodemographic groups, interpersonal acceptance and rejection consistently predict …

The present study used a longitudinal and discordant twin design to explore in depth the
developmental associations between victimization and loneliness from mid-childhood to …

Nowadays, depression has been a prominent mental health problem throughout the world.
A common but negative social experience, social exclusion (also known as ostracism) is a …

In this longitudinal study, attributional and social processes involved in symptoms of mental
health problems (depressive symptoms and aggressive behavior) were identified by …

The need for an integrated approach to studying relationally aggressive behavior is evident,
considering the growing though scattered and fragmentary research documenting the …

Intergroup differences in personality might be determined by systematic variation in social
status and social experiences across groups. Because of its close association with social …

Background: Rejection sensitivity (RS) is a personality disposition characterized by
oversensitivity to social rejection; individuals who are sensitive to social rejection tend to …