Rejection Sensitivity and Sexual Minority Men's Social Anxiety Disorder: The Moderating Role of Sexual Identity Strength.

ABSTRACT: Although gay-related rejection sensitivity (RS) is associated with social anxiety among sexual minority men, little attention has been given to the validity of gay-related RS measures and to individual differences that might moderate the association between gay-related RS and social anxiety. In a population-based sample of sexual minority men, Study 1 (N = 114) investigated the incremental validity of gay-related RS and showed that gay-related RS scores significantly added to the prediction of social anxiety symptoms, even after controlling for personal RS scores. In a clinical sample of sexual minority men, Study 2 (N = 254) examined interrelationships among gay-related RS, sexual identity strength, and current social anxiety symptoms and disorder diagnosis. Results revealed

SUBMITTER: Maiolatesi AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10281756 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature