A Study of Relationship between Emotional Regulation and Psychological Distress among Undergraduate College Students of Jammu District

Background: Emerging adulthood is the most challenging phase of an individual’s life because adults start taking up different roles and responsibilities and thereby need to modify and control emotions accordingly. Objectives: The purpose of the present study is to look at the differences and relationships between emotional regulation and psychological distress among male and female college students in Jammu district, J&K. The study is conducted on 100 students, 50 are males and 50 are females. The data was collected using convenient sampling approach. Methods: Independent t-test and pearson correlation were used to find out differences and relationship respectively.  Results: The findings of the study have shown significant gender difference between male and female students in all the dimensions of emotional regulation. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between emotion regulation and psychological distress. Conclusion: Mean score of male students on the variable of emotional regulation is more than female students whereas mean score of female students on the variables of psychological distress is more than male students. This can be suggested that the female students are more prone to psychological distress.