Status-based Rejection Sensitivity models are social-cognitive models used to account for individual differences in expectations, perceptions, and coping with stigma-related threats.
Gender Rejection Sensitivity (Gender RS) applies to the experiences of women in achievement contexts. The Gender RS dynamic has been studied in women in college and graduate educational environments, women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and women in law and business.
- London, B. , Downey, G., Romero-Canyas, R., Rattan, A., & Tyson, D. (2012). Gender-based rejection sensitivity and academic self-silencing in women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102 (5), 961-979. Doi: 10.1037/a0026615.
- Ahlqvist, S., London, B., & Rosenthal, L. (2013). How gender rejection sensitivity undermines the success of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Psychological Science. Online First: DOI: 10.1177/0956797613476048.
Sexual Minority Women Rejection Sensitivity applies to the experiences of sexual minority women (e.g., lesbian and bisexual women).
- Dyar, C., Feinstein, B.A., Eaton, N.R., & London, B. (2015). Development and initial validation of the sexual minority women rejection sensitivity scale. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Advanced online publication. DOI: 10.1177/0361684315608843.