Table 2.

Adolescent Rejection Sensitivity Predicting Early Adult Romantic Partner Status and Perceptions of Anxiety and Avoidance in Romantic Relationships

	Romantic Partner Status	Self-Reported Anxiety	Self-Reported Avoidance
Rejection Sensitivity at Age 16
β (SE)	−.28* (.13)	.43* (.11)	.33* (.12)
CI	[−.49, −.07]	[.25, .61]	[.14, .52]
Change in Rejection Sensitivity (Age 16–19)
β (SE)	.06 (.22)	.13 (.16)	.14 (.18)
CI	[−.26, .37]	[−.10, .34]	[−.12, .41]

Note.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

All participants were included in this analysis. Those individuals who did not have a current romantic partner (n = 63), reported on their anxiety and avoidance from their most recent relationship. The presence or absence of a current relationship did not moderate any of these associations.