Examining Emotion Regulation as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being in Relationships
Keywords:
College students, emotion regulation, mental health, relationshipAbstract
Background: Emotion regulation is crucial for College students' mental health, especially those in romantic relationships. College students often experience emotional stress, which can have a negative effect on their mental health. Objective: This research aims to examine how the emotional regulation of College students in relationships affects mental health. Research Methods: The research used a quantitative design and correlational survey method. The sample consisted of 106 university College students currently engaged in a romantic relationship selected from various campuses across Indonesia Data were collected using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Result : It has been proven that emotion regulation has a positive impact on cognitive reappraisal and a negative impact on emotional suppression. Emotion regulation is responsible for 47.9% of variables in mental health. Conclusions: The following review emphasizes how important emotional regulation skills are for College students mental health in romantic relationships. It also sets the groundwork for useful solutions
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Latar Belakang: Pengaturan emosi sangat penting untuk kesehatan mental mahasiswa, terutama mereka yang berada dalam hubungan romantis. Mahasiswa sering mengalami stres emosional, yang dapat berdampak negatif pada kesehatan mental mereka. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji bagaimana pengaturan emosi mahasiswa dalam hubungan memengaruhi kesehatan mental. Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kuantitatif dan metode survei korelasional. Sampel terdiri dari 106 mahasiswa yang saat ini terlibat dalam hubungan romantis yang dipilih dari berbagai kampus di seluruh Indonesia. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan Kuesioner Pengaturan Emosi (ERQ) dan Kuesioner Kesehatan Umum (GHQ-28). Hasil: Telah terbukti bahwa pengaturan emosi memiliki dampak positif pada penilaian ulang kognitif dan dampak negatif pada penekanan emosi. Pengaturan emosi bertanggung jawab atas 47,9% variabel dalam kesehatan mental. Kesimpulan: Tinjauan berikut menekankan betapa pentingnya keterampilan pengaturan emosi bagi kesehatan mental mahasiswa dalam hubungan romantis. Tinjauan ini juga menetapkan dasar untuk solusi yang bermanfaat.
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