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Individual Differences Research > Volume 20 (2022) > e20003
Exploring the Relationships Among Hurt Reactivity, Social Adjustment, and Psychological Well-Being
Laura N. May, Devin A. Byrd, Kimberly Brown, Tamra Beckman, Jamie Sizemore
Abstract
Hurt feelings involve acute emotional responses and can be expressed in one of two behavioral patterns: introjective and retaliatory. The present study assessed the convergence of introjective and retaliatory hurt and intra-and-interpersonal functioning. Results revealed that both introjective and retaliatory hurt reactivity are associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression and lower levels of global self-worth and social acceptance. However, retaliatory as compared to introjective hurt better explained depressive symptomatology; whereas, introjective hurt was a better predictor (inversely) of global self-worth and social acceptance.
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Keywords
Hurt feelings;
Introjective vs. retaliatory responses;
Emotional reactivity;
Depression and anxiety;
Self-worth;
Social acceptance