Rejection (Psychology)
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Variation in the micro-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with dispositional and neural sensitivity to social rejection.

12 Aug 2009 Scientific understanding of social pain--the hurt feelings resulting from social rejection, separation, or loss--has been facilitated by the hypothesis that such feelings arise, in part, from some of the same neural and neurochemical systems that ... Read more...

[A contextual analysis of peer acceptance and peer rejection at school]

30 Jul 2009 The aim of this study is to carry out an analysis of peer acceptance and peer rejection from a contextual perspective, taking into account the different settings in which social relationships develop. A sociometric questionnaire was used that ... Read more...

The relationship between parenting and delinquency: a meta-analysis.

30 Jul 2009 This meta-analysis of 161 published and unpublished manuscripts was conducted to determine whether the association between parenting and delinquency exists and what the magnitude of this linkage is. The strongest links were found for parental ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Rejection (Psychology)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Variation in the micro-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with dispositional and neural sensitivity to social rejection. 12 Aug 2009
• [A contextual analysis of peer acceptance and peer rejection at school] 30 Jul 2009
• The relationship between parenting and delinquency: a meta-analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Do parental psychopathology and unfavorable family environment predict the persistence of social phobia? 3 Jul 2009
• Deconstructing the "reign of error": interpersonal warmth explains the self-fulfilling prophecy of anticipated acceptance. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychological help-seeking in homeless adolescents. 29 Jun 2009
• Anxious solitude and peer exclusion predict social helplessness, upset affect, and vagal regulation in response to behavioral rejection by a friend. 29 Jun 2009
• Social functioning difficulties in ADHD: association with PDD risk. 29 Jun 2009
• Humor styles as mediators between self-evaluative standards and psychological well-being. 29 Jun 2009
• Hurricane Katrina and youth anxiety: the role of perceived attachment beliefs and parenting behaviors. 11 Jun 2009
• When rejection sensitivity matters: regulating dependence within daily interactions with family and friends. 31 May 2009
• Personality and self-reported treatment effectiveness in depression. 30 May 2009
• Neural correlates of social exclusion during adolescence: understanding the distress of peer rejection. 30 May 2009
• Parenting and psychological adjustment of adolescent immigrants in Israel. 30 May 2009
• Gene-environment interplay between peer rejection and depressive behavior in children. 24 May 2009
• The relation between women's body esteem and friendships with gay men. 15 May 2009
• Predicting interest in cosmetic surgery: interactive effects of appearance-based rejection sensitivity and negative appearance comments. 3 May 2009
• Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia. 29 Apr 2009
• Childhood depressive symptoms and adolescent cigarette use: a six-year longitudinal study controlling for peer relations correlates. 29 Apr 2009
• Longitudinal associations between emotion regulation and depression in preadolescent girls: moderation by the caregiving environment. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Rejection (Psychology)'

Definition: Non-acceptance, negative attitudes, hostility or excessive criticism of the individual which may precipitate feelings of rejection.

Descriptor UI: D012059

Alternative terms: Rejection (Psychology); Rejections (Psychology); Rejection; Rejections;

Tree Number: F01.145.813.565;

History Note: 75

Technical Notes: no qualif; DF: REJECTION