With a focus on how rejection sensitivity bumps up or drops, self-esteem, and where that connects into gender differences in social anxiety, this study took a look at what affects young adults emotional health. The researchers went with a one-shot, non-experimental, cross-sectional type of design, using theories on being sensitive to others and how we think of ourselves. They took 111 people within the age group 18 to 30 by convenience sampling. Data was collected using common self-report instruments such as the Social Interaction. Anxiety Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the adult version of the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire. The impact of rejection sensitivity on self-esteem was tested using linear regression, and the impact of gender on social anxiety was tested using the independent samples t-test. The results showed that there was a tangled relationship among these variables: high levels of rejection sensitivity were a strong predictor of self- esteem, and the relationship was quite positive. Plus, women said they experienced much higher social anxiety than men. The study emphasises the significance of being sensitive to context and gender-inclusive mental health therapies and shows how interpersonal awareness and gender shape emotional experiences during early adulthood.
Kumar et al. (Tue,) studied this question.