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Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire

Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire Test

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44/100

Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity (ABRS)

Measures how strongly a person expects or fears rejection from others specifically because of their physical appearance.

Low sensitivity

Moderate sensitivity

High sensitivity

0 – 33: Low sensitivity | 34 – 66: Moderate sensitivity | 67 – 100: High sensitivity

A score of 44 indicates a moderate level of appearance-related rejection sensitivity, meaning occasional anxious expectations of negative judgment about one’s looks in social situations.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Socially anxious about looks

41%OF USERS

People who often expect negative judgment about their appearance and feel tense in social situations, dating, or group settings.

Recovering from appearance criticism

34%OF USERS

People affected by teasing, bullying, harsh comments, or repeated feedback about looks who want to understand why it still hurts and shapes their behavior.

Therapy and counseling clients

25%OF USERS

People already working on self-esteem, attachment insecurity, or relationship patterns who want a clearer picture of how appearance-based rejection fears influence them.

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Rejection sensitivity due to appearance, RSDA (RsdtaR)

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25.1

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures sensitivity to potential criticism or rejection that is expected to occur because of appearance. It reflects a stable tendency to anticipate negative evaluation in social situations.

How is this different from ordinary appearance-related insecurity?

It focuses on anxious expectation of rejection, not only dissatisfaction with appearance. The emphasis is on anticipation of others’ reactions and the emotional tension linked to that expectation.

What does the questionnaire include and how long does it take?

It contains 30 brief situations in which appearance could be judged by others. Completion time is approximately 6 minutes.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches the expected reaction in each situation, based on typical experience. Responses should reflect usual patterns rather than a single recent event.

How should results be interpreted and used?

Results describe relative vulnerability to expecting appearance-based rejection and can support clinical, counseling, or research work. Scores are not a diagnosis and should be interpreted with other relevant information.

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Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

body image social anxiety fear of negative evaluation

This measure evaluates individual differences in anxious expectations of criticism or rejection based on physical appearance. The Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire assesses how a person anticipates and emotionally responds to the possibility that others may judge or exclude them because of their looks.

The instrument includes 30 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Respondents rate reactions to brief interpersonal scenarios in which appearance could be salient, supporting clinical formulation of interpersonal vulnerability and self-evaluative concerns.

Results from the Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire are intended to inform assessment and treatment planning by identifying patterns of appearance-related threat anticipation that may contribute to distress, avoidance, or heightened sensitivity to social feedback. Scores should be interpreted in the context of presenting concerns and other clinical information.

Author: mark-r-leary, thomas-f-cash

Literature: Park, L. E. Appearance-based rejection sensitivity: Implications for mental and physical health, affect, and motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2007.

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