Page No 340-347
Sultan Shujja and Farah Malik
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
The study examined the mediating role of peer rejection in direct relationship of parental
rejection and psychological adjustment among adolescents. Researchers used selfreport measures e.g.,
Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ), Children
Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (PARQ), and Personality Assessment Questionnaire
(PAQ) to assess perception of parent-peer rejection, psychological adjustment among
adolescents (14-18 years). Findings revealed that peer rejection did not mediate the
parental rejection and psychological adjustment whereas parental rejection emerged as
strong predictor when demographic variables were statistically controlled. On average,
girls were psychologically less adjusted than that of boys. Despite of equal perception
of peer rejection, girls more anxiously anticipated peer rejection than did the boys.
It is suggested that peer influence on adolescents, specifically girls, should not be
underestimated.
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