Anxious and Angry Rejection Sensitivity, Social Withdrawal, and Retribution in High and Low Ambiguous Situations

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-38

  Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^a   Nesdale, Drew ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interpersonal rejection; Rejection sensitivity; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872648654     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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