Interpersonal Rejection
Interpersonal rejection ranks among the most potent and distressing events that people experience. Romantic refusal, ostracism, betrayal, stigmatization, job termination, and other kinds of denial have the power to compromise the quality of people's lives. As a result, individuals are highly motivated to avoid social rejection, and, indeed, much of human behavior appears to be designed to prevent such experiences. With the widespread effects of real, anticipated, and even imagined refutations, psychologists have devoted their efforts on dissecting this topic under different psychological subspecialties (e.g. social, clinical, developmental, and personality). The goal of this book is to consolidate all related literatures to further understand the influences of interpersonal rejection on behavior and emotion, and also, to have identifiable areas for future research. Other topics covered include sensitivity, emotional responses, and personality moderators of reactions to rejection.
