A reflection on rejection

How sensitive are you to rejection?

Some of us brace for a no long before it arrives, and read rejection into moments that may have nothing to do with us. This short reflection looks at how strongly you anticipate and respond to being turned down. There is no pass or fail here, only a clearer picture of your own pattern.

It is not a diagnosis. Everything iscomputed in your browser as you answer, andnothing is saved or sent anywhere. The questions are original, plain-language items inspired by the research construct of rejection sensitivity, not the published questionnaire itself.

Downey & Feldman 1996Research behind this

StudyImplications of rejection sensitivity for intimate relationships

Downey & Feldman (1996). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Rejection sensitivity is a validated research construct, the tendency to anxiously expect, readily perceive, and overreact to rejection, measured by the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire.

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Question 1 of 9

Before I ask someone for help, I often assume they will say no.