This purpose of this study was to examine the relations among rejection sensitivity, emotion intensity and social anxiety, and the mediation role of the conflict resolution strategies in the relationship between rejection sensitivity, emotional intens...
This purpose of this study was to examine the relations among rejection sensitivity, emotion intensity and social anxiety, and the mediation role of the conflict resolution strategies in the relationship between rejection sensitivity, emotional intensity and social anxiety. The subjects of this study were 340 university students in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province.
The Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire(RSQ), the Affect Intensity Measure(AIM), the Illness Attitudes Scale(IAS) and the Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II(ROCI-II) were used as tools of the study, and gathered data were analyzed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Baron and Kenny’s multiple regression analysis.
The results of this study were as follows;
First, rejection sensitivity, negative emotional intensity and social anxiety all turned out to have positive correlations. Rejection sensitivity showed positive correlation with evasion conflict resolution strategy, and negative emotional intensity and social anxiety showed a positive correlation with evasion, yield and domination conflict resolution strategy.
Second, within the relationship between rejection sensitivity and social anxiety, evasion and yield conflict resolution strategies turned out to have partial mediating effects.
Third, within the relationship between negative emotional intensity and social anxiety, evasion, yield and domination conflict resolution strategies turned out to have mediating effects.
The results of this study indicate that rejection sensitivity is high or negative emotions are intense, the negative conflict resolution strategies such as evasion, domination and yield tended to be used, signifying the fact that social anxiety could further heighten. Thus, if an individual, highly sensitive towards rejection or have intense negative emotions, have the negotiable and the cooperative attitude, then he or she will be able to achieve adaptive results in conflict situations.