Abstract
Several researchers have claimed that excessive reassurance-seeking (ERS), a maladaptive interpersonal pattern, is unique and exclusive to depression. However, there is reason to believe that ERS is also related to interpersonal dependency, given the core features of dependency (e.g., fear of negative evaluation). The current study analyzed psychometric data collected from 78 undergraduate students. Results indicated that interpersonal dependency was positively associated with ERS, even after controlling for depressive symptoms. Fear of negative evaluation accounted for unique variance in ERS, above and beyond both dependency and depressive symptoms. These findings contradict the widely-held belief that ERS is exclusive to depression.
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