Rejection

Feeling excluded within a social relationship, or sensitivity to feeling socially excluded

The following variables relate to Rejection:

Selection Variable Info Assessment type Dataset
RS_1_A You ask your parents or another family member for a loan to help you through a difficult financial time: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your family would want to help you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_1_B You ask your parents or another family member for a loan to help you through a difficult financial time: I would expect that they would agree to help as much as they can. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_2_A You approach a close friend to talk after doing or saying something that seriously upset him/her: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your friend would want to talk with you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_2_B You approach a close friend to talk after doing or saying something that seriously upset him/her: I would expect that he/she would want to talk with me to try to work things out. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_3_A You bring up the issue of sexual protection with your significant other and tell him/her how important you think it is: How concerned or anxious would you be over his/her reaction? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_3_B You bring up the issue of sexual protection with your significant other and tell him/her how important you think it is: I would expect that he/she would be willing to discuss our possible options without getting defensive. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_4_A You ask your supervisor for help with a problem you have been having at work: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not the person would want to help you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_4_B You ask your supervisor for help with a problem you have been having at work: I would expect that he/she would want to try to help me out. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_5_A After a bitter argument, you call or approach your significant other because you want to make up: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your significant other would want to make up with you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_5_B After a bitter argument, you call or approach your significant other because you want to make up: I would expect that he/she would be at least as eager to make up as I would be. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_6_A You ask your parents or other family members to come to an occasion important to you: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not they would want to come? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_6_B You ask your parents or other family members to come to an occasion important to you: I would expect that they would want to come. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_7_A At a party, you notice someone on the other side of the room that you'd like to get to know, and you approach him or her to try to start a conversation: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not the person would want to talk with you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_7_B At a party, you notice someone on the other side of the room that you'd like to get to know, and you approach him or her to try to start a conversation: I would expect that he/she would want to talk with me. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_8_A Lately you've been noticing some distance between yourself and your significant other, and you ask him/her if there is something wrong: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not he/she still loves you and wants to be with you? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_8_B Lately you've been noticing some distance between yourself and your significant other, and you ask him/her if there is something wrong: I would expect that he/she will show sincere love and commitment to our relationship no matter what else may be going on. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_9_A You call a friend when there is something on your mind that you feel you really need to talk about: How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your friend would want to listen? Baseline Leuven couples study 2016
RS_9_B You call a friend when there is something on your mind that you feel you really need to talk about: I would expect that he/she would listen and support me. Baseline Leuven couples study 2016