RT Article
T1 Relationship between trait anger and rejection sensitivity: the moderating role of the group (inmates and non-inmates)
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 32
IS 6
SP 777
OP 791
A1 Bodecka, Marta
A2 Grala, Krzysztof
A2 Szymczak, Karol
A2 Zajenkowska, Anna
A2 Rajchert, Joanna
A2 Kostrzewska, Dagmara
A2 Lawrence, Claire
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/178240533X
AB The current study tested the differential relationship between Trait Anger (TA), Sensitivity to Provocation (SP) and Rejection Sensitivity (RS) among inmates convicted of violent offenses (N = 123) and community dwelling adults (N = 118). It was hypothesized that inmates would have higher RS and that RS would be more strongly related to TA. We also investigated whether SP would have additional impact on RS, over and above the effect of TA. There were no differences between inmates and non-inmates in RS when other variables were not controlled for. Trait Anger predicted RS in both groups, but the relationship between TA and RS was stronger in inmates. However, when Sensitivity to Provocation was included in the model, SP predicted Rejection Sensitivity and the relation between TA and RS only remained positive in the inmate group. The current study extends the knowledge on RS, demonstrates the importance of TA for this sensitivity, it is also a pioneering work that investigates RS in a group of individuals convicted for violent crimes.
K1 Inmates
K1 Sensitivity to provocation
K1 Trait anger
K1 rejection sensitivity
DO 10.1080/14789949.2021.1909104