Love Attitudes, Rejection Sensitivity and Social Networking Usage among Young Adults

Abstract

The study examines whether there is any gender difference and relationship between males and females in love attitude, rejection sensitivity, and social networking usage among young adults who are married and single. The study includes 132 young adults aged between 18 to 25 years (females=81, males=51, and singles=98, married=34). Measures used were the Social Networking Usage Questionnaire (Dr. Gupta & Bashir, 2018), Love Attitude Scale: short form (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1986), RSQ/RS- Personal (Downey & Feldman, 1996) and Personal Data Schedule. Statistical procedures like t-tests and correlation were done using SPSS. Results of the study showed a significant difference among males and females in love attitude and rejection sensitivity, males are sound to be more rejection sensitive than females. There is no significant difference among males and females in social networking usage. The study finds that there is a significant relationship between love attitudes and rejection sensitivity among young males and females.