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The A-RSQ uses nine interpersonal situations with two responses each to describe anxious expectations of rejection. Scores are continuous and are not diagnostic categories or normative bands. The accompanying Traditional Chinese version is an original Treehole Hong Kong translation that has not been psychometrically validated.
Scientific background: Berenson, K. R., Gyurak, A., Ayduk, Ö., Downey, G., Garner, M. J., Mogg, K., Bradley, B. P., & Pine, D. S. (2009). Rejection sensitivity and disruption of attention by social threat cues. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 1064–1072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2009.07.007. English items and scoring: Kathy R. Berenson, official A-RSQ materials. Traditional Chinese: Treehole Hong Kong translation, not psychometrically validated. Learn more
The A-RSQ is for self-reflection. Its continuous 1–36 score has no high/low bands or clinical cut-offs and cannot diagnose or predict a mental disorder. Source: Berenson et al. (2009); the author permits use and translation. Treehole Hong Kong's Traditional Chinese translation has not been locally validated.
Rejection Sensitivity Test (A-RSQ)
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The items below describe situations in which people sometimes ask things of others. For each item, imagine that you are in the situation, and then answer the questions that follow it.
You ask your parents or another family member for a loan to help you through a difficult financial time.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your family would want to help you?
I would expect that they would agree to help as much as they can.
You approach a close friend to talk after doing or saying something that seriously upset him/her.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your friend would want to talk with you?
I would expect that he/she would want to talk with me to try to work things out.
You bring up the issue of sexual protection with your significant other and tell him/her how important you think it is.
How concerned or anxious would you be over his/her reaction?
I would expect that he/she would be willing to discuss our possible options without getting defensive.
You ask your supervisor for help with a problem you have been having at work.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not the person would want to help you?
I would expect that he/she would want to try to help me out.
After a bitter argument, you call or approach your significant other because you want to make up.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your significant other would want to make up with you?
I would expect that he/she would be at least as eager to make up as I would be.
You ask your parents or other family members to come to an occasion important to you.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not they would want to come?
I would expect that they would want to come.
At a party, you notice someone on the other side of the room that you'd like to get to know, and you approach him or her to try to start a conversation.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not the person would want to talk with you?
I would expect that he/she would want to talk with me.
Lately you've been noticing some distance between yourself and your significant other, and you ask him/her if there is something wrong.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not he/she still loves you and wants to be with you?
I would expect that he/she will show sincere love and commitment to our relationship no matter what else may be going on.
You call a friend when there is something on your mind that you feel you really need to talk about.
How concerned or anxious would you be over whether or not your friend would want to listen?
I would expect that he/she would listen and support me.
Complete the assessment to open your report.
Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional.
