title: Rejection sensitivity mediates the relationship between social anxiety and body dysmorphic concerns.
abstract: The goal of this study was to examine the role of rejection sensitivity in the relationship between social anxiety and body dysmorphic concerns. To test our hypothesis that rejection sensitivity mediates the link between social anxiety and body dysmorphic concerns, we administered self-report questionnaires to 209 student volunteers. Consistent with our prediction, rejection sensitivity partially mediated the relationship between social anxiety symptoms and body dysmorphic concerns. The implications of the overlap between these constructs are discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology, Boston University, 648 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02215, United States.
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Fang
authors: Anu
authors: A
authors: Asnaani
authors: Cassidy
authors: C
authors: Gutner
authors: Courtney
authors: C
authors: Cook
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Wilhelm
authors: Stefan G
authors: SG
authors: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D055815:Young Adult