Interpersonal Rejection

Mark R. Leary is Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University.

• ContributorsPart 1. Variaties of Interpersonal Rejection1: Mark R. Leary: Towards a Conceptualization of Interpersonal Rejection2: Kipling D. Williams and Lisa Zadro: Ostracism: On Being Ignored, Excluded, and Rejected3: Roy F. Baumeister and Dawn Dhavale: Two Sides of Romantic Rejection4: Julie Fitness: Betrayal, Rejection, Revenge, and Forgiveness: An Interpersonal Script Approach5: Steven R. Ashner et al: Peer Rejection in Everyday LifePart 2. Dealing with Rejection: Immediate and Long-Term Reactions6: Mark R. Leary et al: Emotional Responses to Interpersonal Rejection7: Kristin Sommer: Coping with Rejection: Ego-Defensive Strategies, Self-Esteem, and Interpersonal Relationships8: Carol T. Miller and Cheryl R. Kaiser: Implications of Mental Models of Self and Others for the Targets of Stigmatization9: Patricia McDougall et al: The Consequences of Childhood Peer RejectionPart 3. Individual Differences10: Sheri R. Levy et al: The Role of Rejection Sensitivity in People's Relationships with Significant Others and Valued Social Groups11: Kristine M. Kelly: Individual Differences in Reactions to RejectionAuthor IndexSubject Index

"Romantic rejection, ostracism, stigmatization, job termination, and other kinds of rejections have the power to compromise the quality of people's lives. As a result, people are highly motivated to avoid social rejection, and, indeed, much of human behavior appears to be designed to avoid such experiences. Yet, despite the widespread effects of real, anticipated, and even imagined rejections, psychologists have devoted only passing attention to the topic, andthe research on rejection has been scattered throughout a number of psychological ... The goal of this book is to pull together contributions of several writers whose work is on the cutting edge ofrejection research, providing a readable overview of recent advances in the area. In doing so, it not only provides a look at the current state of the area but helps to establish the topic of rejection as an identifiable area for future research."--Family Therapy