Dating anxiety may significantly impair the formation of romantic relationships. Given the clinical importance of dating anxiety, understanding underlying cognitive features is imperative to determine appropriate treatment. Research on romantic relationship termination and partner choice suggests individuals with dating anxiety, in addition to fearing rejection, may fear rejecting potential romantic partners. This study examined the relation between dating-specific fear of negative evaluation (DFNE), fear of positive evaluation (FPE), and fear of rejecting others (FRO) to identify potentially relevant cognitive factors to dating anxiety. We found that FRO and FPE were significantly and positively related to DFNE. We also found that FRO had a significant relation to DFNE after accounting for FPE. Implications of our findings are discussed.

约会焦虑可能会严重影响恋爱关系的形成。鉴于约会焦虑的临床重要性，了解潜在的认知特征对于确定适当的治疗至关重要。关于恋爱关系终止和伴侣选择的研究表明，有约会焦虑症的人除了害怕被拒绝外，还可能害怕拒绝潜在的浪漫伴侣。本研究调查了约会相关的负面评价恐惧 (DFNE)、正面评价恐惧 (FPE) 和拒绝他人恐惧 (FRO) 之间的关系，以确定与约会焦虑相关的认知因素。我们发现 FRO 和 FPE 与 DFNE 显着正相关。我们还发现，在考虑 FPE 后，FRO 与 DFNE 有显着关系。讨论了我们发现的含义。