Rejection sensitivity across sex, sexual orientation, and age: Measurement invariance and latent mean differences.

ABSTRACT: Intergroup differences in personality might be determined by systematic variation in social status and social experiences across groups. Because of its close association with social experiences, rejection sensitivity (RS)-a tendency toward anxious expectations of, and hypersensitivity to, interpersonal rejection-represents one such personality disposition that might differ across social groups, with implications for understanding mental health disparities. After first evaluating measurement invariance of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (A-RSQ), the present research sought to assess whether latent mean differences in RS emerged across sex, sexual orientation, and age in a population-based sample of Swedish young adults (age 18-36; N = 1,679). Analyses revealed that the

SUBMITTER: Maiolatesi AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature