Rejection Sensitivity, Self Esteem and Social Support of Burned Victim

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16883942

Abstract

The present study had two main objectives; first, to discover the relationships among rejection sensitivity, self-esteem and social support among burned victims; second, to find out the age and gender differences on rejection sensitivity, self-esteem and social support among burned victims. In the present study three instrument; rejection sensitivity Scale (Downey & Feldman, 1996), the self-esteem Scale (Rogers, 1981) and social support Scale Zimet., (Dahlem, Zimet & Farley,1988) were administered on a sample of (N=156) along with demographic sheet. Results of the study revealed non-significant negative correlation of rejection sensitivity with self-esteem, significant negative correlation of rejection sensitivity with social support and while self-esteem and social support shows non-significant positive correlation with each other among burned victims. Age, have non- significant negative correlation with rejection sensitivity and self-esteem whereas non-significant positive correlation with social support. Gender difference exists on self-esteem; mean score indicates female burned victim’s scores high on rejection sensitivity whereas male scores high on social support and self-esteem.

Keywords: Rejection, Sensitivity, Self Esteem, Social Support, Burned Victim