Being loved and accepted is a basic human need. One of the forms of love and acceptance comes from parental love. A growing body of research shows that the quality of parent-child relationships, characterized as either love and acceptance (loving) or hate and rejection (unloving), can have implications for a child's behavior, cognition, and emotions. person. A wide range of studies state that the type of relationship existing in the parent-child relationship is an important predictive factor for the development of psychosocial functioning of offspring (children and adults), such as mental health, behavioral traits and academic performance (Tam , Lee, Kumarasuria & Har, 2012). For example, Naz and Kausar (2013) found that perceived parental rejection is related to the development of maladjusted personalities and depressive symptoms in female participants. Based on their study, perceived parental rejection is positively correlated with women's maladaptive behaviors and depression. A positive and loving relationship in the parent-child relationship, normally characterized as warm, nurturing and loving, would often lead to positive development of the individual in social, behavioral and psychological terms (Veneziano, 2000). A negative parent-child relationship would lead to negative developmental outcomes for the child, such as low self-esteem or depression. In some cases, the impact can last into adulthood. Sayre-Scibona (2007) also reported in his study the existence of a relationship between perceived parental acceptance and professional indecision in adulthood. Ansari and Qureshi (2013) also found a link between parental love and self-esteem. They found that parental love is positively correlated with an individual's self-esteem. The current s...... middle of paper ...... large disparity in perceived maternal rejection by males versus females compared to perceived paternal rejection. Based on the theoretical framework, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived parental rejection and gender differences between male and female perceptions of parental rejection, in relation to psychological adjustment. This study focused on Rohner's parental acceptance-rejection theory, more specifically the personality subtheory of PARTheory. The hypotheses for this study were formed based on the research questions formulated at the beginning of this study. The first was that perceived father rejection is a stronger predictor of adult psychological adjustment. the second hypothesis of the current study was that there would be gender differences in perceived parental (mother and father) rejection by male and female adults.