The relationship between rejection sensitivity and somatization: The mediator role of interpersonal difficulties

The aim of the current study was to examine the predictive role of somatization and investigate the role of interpersonal difficulties in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and somatization on a group of university students. Participants (298) over the age of 18 were included in the study. Participants completed instruments including Social Demographic form, Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Interpersonal Problems Inventory- Circumplex, Bradford Somatic Inventory (BSI). Results indicated that interpersonal difficulties were positively correlated with rejection sensitivity and somatization. Moreover, interpersonal difficulties had a mediating role in the relationship between rejection sensitivity and somatization. The findings of the current study were discussed according to previous literature. Limitations of the present study and clinical implications of the findings and directions for future studies were stated.