Detrimental Impact of Rejection Sensitivity in Marital Relationship

Construction and validation of Rejection Sensitive Expectation, Perception, and Reaction Questionnaire—Partner (RSEPR‐P)

“…Also, the married Indian female having to move into her husband's family would place her in a weaker position in terms of power to take decisions or satisfy her needs. HRS women could especially find coping with such disparities highly stressful (Feldman & Downey, 1994; Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014). Low relational mobility in India could also account for hypervigilance to rejection cues and avoidance of possible rejection (Sato et al, 2014).…”

“…The practices and dynamics of Indian marriages differ significantly when compared to mainstream Euro-American marriage practices. Being a culture that does not support relational mobility (Sato et al, 2014), even in situations where divorce or separation is required, intense pressure from the family persuades individuals to endure the relationship regardless of the distress that they experience (Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014).…”

“…RS is likely to be more common among females than males, as most of them complain that their husbands do not pay adequate attention, value their parents and relatives more, spend excessive time outside with friends or colleagues, and were not considerate of their emotions and other difficulties (Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014). The husbands with heightened RS are mostly identified with anger dyscontrol and this could be a cause of domestic violence (Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014). A recent study conducted among young Indian men and women in platonic and heterosexual relationships highlighted the link between RS and anger, appearance-related self-confidence, and physical aggression (Sunkarapalli & Khan, 2020).…”

“…In a cross‐sectional survey of domestic violence against women in informal settlements in Mumbai, it was found that the women were subjected to physical and sexual violence from their intimate partners, while emotional violence and coercion were often perpetrated by both partners and marital family; and perceived neglect from intimate partners was found to be an immediate concern that leads to disharmony (Daruwalla et al, 2020). RS is likely to be more common among females than males, as most of them complain that their husbands do not pay adequate attention, value their parents and relatives more, spend excessive time outside with friends or colleagues, and were not considerate of their emotions and other difficulties (Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014). The husbands with heightened RS are mostly identified with anger dyscontrol and this could be a cause of domestic violence (Sreehari & Natarajan, 2014).…”