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Background <p>Rejection sensitivity (RS) refers to the anxious expectation and heightened perception as well as the intense reaction to rejection and is associated with interpersonal problems. Findings from nonclinical samples link RS primarily to a&#xa0;socially avoiding interpersonal style, whereas data from clinical populations are lacking.</p> Objective <p>This study examines the association between RS and interpersonal problems in psychosomatic-psychotherapeutic patients, taking psychopathology and gender differences into account.</p> Method <p>The patients (<i>N</i> = 392) completed standardized self-report procedures, including the short versions of the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ-9), the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18, psychological distress). Based on a&#xa0;median split of the RSQ‑9, groups with high and low RS were formed. The structural summary method was applied to examine the association between RS and interpersonal styles.</p> Results <p>The high-RS group showed a&#xa0;clearly structured pattern of interpersonal difficulties characterized by submissive and insecure behavior. In the low-RS group no prototypical profile emerged due to an insufficient model fit. Gender analyses revealed similar structures within the high-RS group.</p> Discussion <p>High RS was associated with a&#xa0;pattern of self-doubt and withdrawal. Theoretical assumptions and previous results were confirmed for the first time in a&#xa0;clinical population and highlight RS as an important transdiagnostic characteristic that is associated with dysfunctional interaction styles.</p>

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Zurückweisungsempfindlichkeit und interpersonale Probleme

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    2026年2月6日

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  • Philipp Wülfing,
  • Laura Lübke,
  • Gabriela Gertsen,
  • Carsten Spitzer

摘要

Background

Rejection sensitivity (RS) refers to the anxious expectation and heightened perception as well as the intense reaction to rejection and is associated with interpersonal problems. Findings from nonclinical samples link RS primarily to a socially avoiding interpersonal style, whereas data from clinical populations are lacking.

Objective

This study examines the association between RS and interpersonal problems in psychosomatic-psychotherapeutic patients, taking psychopathology and gender differences into account.

Method

The patients (N = 392) completed standardized self-report procedures, including the short versions of the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ-9), the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18, psychological distress). Based on a median split of the RSQ‑9, groups with high and low RS were formed. The structural summary method was applied to examine the association between RS and interpersonal styles.

Results

The high-RS group showed a clearly structured pattern of interpersonal difficulties characterized by submissive and insecure behavior. In the low-RS group no prototypical profile emerged due to an insufficient model fit. Gender analyses revealed similar structures within the high-RS group.

Discussion

High RS was associated with a pattern of self-doubt and withdrawal. Theoretical assumptions and previous results were confirmed for the first time in a clinical population and highlight RS as an important transdiagnostic characteristic that is associated with dysfunctional interaction styles.