Rejection sensitivity and mental well-being: The positive role of friendship quality
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Tarih
2022
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Wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Previous research shows a link between rejection sensitivity (RS) and various psychological disorders; however, its relation to the positive psychological construct of mental well-being remains unstudied. This study investigates the relationship between RS and mental well-being while taking the role of friendship quality into consideration for 323 emerging adults using decision tree analysis. In training (R-2 = .29) and test trees (R-2 = .18), RS had the strongest relationship with mental well-being where those higher in RS had lower mental well-being scores. For those lower in RS, higher combined (same-sex and opposite-sex) friendship quality was associated with higher mental well-being. Whereas for those higher in RS, higher same-sex friendship quality was associated with higher mental well-being. As our findings indicate, friendship quality may play a buffering role for emerging adults, keeping their mental well-being at more preferable levels especially for those with higher RS. Implications for future studies and interventions to boost friendship quality are discussed.
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Emerging Adulthood, Friendship Quality, Mental Well-Being, Rejection Sensitivity, Social Relationships, Sex-Differences, Adolescent Friendships, Social Withdrawal, Young-Adults, Happiness, Depression, Gratitude, Health, Acceptance, Adjustment
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Personal Relationships
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
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Q1
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29
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1
