Abstract
Rejection sensitivity (RS) is a learned disposition that causes individuals to anxiously expect and overreact to real or perceived rejections in dysfunctional ways that may actually increase their chances for rejections. This study is the first to apply this construct to unemployed individuals looking for jobs. Using RS theory and the theory of planned behavior, a study was conducted in two waves investigating how RS affects the job search and how coping strategies could improve outcomes for highly RS job seekers. Although findings did not consistently support predictions, they provided some evidence that RS increases in proportion to the length of time one is exposed to real or potential rejections, that RS affects attitudes about the job search, that highly RS job seekers cope differently than those lower in RS, and that some coping strategies make a difference in some job search attitudes and behaviors.
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