ABSTRACT

The current study tested the differential relationship between Trait Anger (TA), Sensitivity to Provocation (SP) and Rejection Sensitivity (RS) among inmates convicted of violent offenses (N = 123) and community dwelling adults (N = 118). It was hypothesized that inmates would have higher RS and that RS would be more strongly related to TA. We also investigated whether SP would have additional impact on RS, over and above the effect of TA. There were no differences between inmates and non-inmates in RS when other variables were not controlled for. Trait Anger predicted RS in both groups, but the relationship between TA and RS was stronger in inmates. However, when Sensitivity to Provocation was included in the model, SP predicted Rejection Sensitivity and the relation between TA and RS only remained positive in the inmate group. The current study extends the knowledge on RS, demonstrates the importance of TA for this sensitivity, it is also a pioneering work that investigates RS in a group of individuals convicted for violent crimes.

摘要

目前的研究测试了被判犯有暴力罪行的囚犯 (N = 123) 和社区居住的成年人 (N = 118) 之间的特质愤怒 (TA)、挑衅敏感度 (SP) 和拒绝敏感度 (RS) 之间的差异关系。据推测，囚犯的 RS 会更高，并且 RS 与 TA 的相关性更强。我们还研究了 SP 是否会对 RS 产生超出 TA 影响的额外影响。当其他变量不受控制时，RS 中的囚犯和非囚犯之间没有差异。Trait Anger 预测了两组的 RS，但 TA 和 RS 之间的关系在囚犯中更强。然而，当模型中包含对挑衅的敏感性时，SP 预测了拒绝敏感性，并且 TA 和 RS 之间的关系仅在囚犯组中保持正相关。