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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 6, 818-830 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271556
© 2005 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Written Emotional Expression and Emotional Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Fear of Rejection

Thomas A. Langens

University of Wuppertal, Germany, langens{at}uni-wuppertal.de

Julia Schüler

University of Zürich, Switzerland

Empirical research shows that individuals high in fear of rejection typically report low levels of perceived social support and are more vulnerable to stressful experiences. At the same time, writing about stressful experiences in an emotional way seems to help people adapt to current stressors and not-yet-assimilated stressful experiences. Therefore, the authors suggest that written emotional expression may be a particularly effective strategy to manage negative emotions for individuals high in fear of rejection. Three studies were conducted to test these assumptions. Study 1 found that high fear of rejection is linked to a lack of perceived social support. Longitudinal Studies 2 and 3 supported our main hypothesis, demonstrating that written emotional expression is linked to lower levels of negative mood among individuals high (but not among individuals low) in fear of rejection.

Key Words: written emotional expression • fear of rejection • emotional well-being • coping


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