Experiencing social rejection during adolescence may contribute to the development of dark personality traits, a new study ...

After Orrin Onken retired, he let his wife manage his social life and slow became felt more isolated. Then, he decided to ...

The catch-22 of rejection is that you have to experience it, recover, and try, try again to “get that positive feedback loop ...

reinforcing a self-perpetuating cycle of rejection and entitlement. As Büttner explained, "Narcissism may contribute to social exclusion, but ostracism itself can also fuel the development of ...

Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time. These self-absorbed ...

Someone high in rejection sensitivity will often interpret benign or mildly negative social cues—such as a partner not answering a text message immediately—as signs of outright rejection.

This could be rejection from a social situation or person, academic rejection (for example, failing an exam or application process) or rejection from a sports team or activity. It can be a ...

The study, published Thursday in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, examined 77,000 participants across multiple studies, controlled experiments and real-world scenarios ...