VALIDATION AND ADAPTATION OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL REJECTION SCALE AMONG IGBO SAMPLE IN SOUTH-EAST REGION OF NIGERIA

Abstract

The present study tries to define the construct of perceived social rejection (PSR) and describes the development of the PSR scale. Perceived social rejection, defined as people’s subjective perceptions of the lack of recognition, and devaluation of oneself; is known to be a predisposition that individuals or group living with it anxiously struggle with identity status and discontent in the current globalization and modernization. Perceived social rejection can hamper the daily functioning of the person and hence affecting the overall physical and psychological health. It is a grave social problem getting its roots deepening in the lives of people to be dealt with. While the literature identifies several psychological determinants of perceived social rejection systematic measurement approaches based on well-defined constructs that cut across cultures are rare. Here, we tried to validate and adapt perceived social rejection scale of Yawar et. al (2020) to suit Nigeria context. We administered the questionnaire to 164 respondents (valid) to determine its psychometric strength and the data collected were subjected to factor analysis (validity and reliability) using SPSS 23. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was carried out and the result yielded one factor structure. The one factors accounted for 68% of the variance in total. The present scale can be used for further research and for development programs in school/universities and organizations.