Relationships are voluntary. Acceptance or rejection are self-chosen personal processes that generate affect states such as liking or disliking, trust or distrust, sincerity or insincerity, and the ...

Parental acceptance-rejection represents a fundamental continuum of caregiving quality, ranging from emotional warmth, support and affection to hostility, neglect and punitive control. Decades of ...

Re “‘We Are the Most Rejected Generation,’” by David Brooks (column, May 18): The shortage of good jobs for young adults is real, and elite colleges are, by definition, highly selective, but simple ...

The ways parents show affection toward their children differ in different cultures. But children's reactions to rejection by a parent don't, reports a team of researchers from the University of ...

Rejections from dream colleges can cause distress and disappointment for students. But with a healthy and understanding environment at home, created with these four strategies, you can help your teen ...