Emotional Regulation in Pakistani Women
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https://doi.org/10.55737/trt/v-v.270Keywords:
Emotional Regulation, Cognitive Reappraisal, Expressive Suppression, PakistaniAbstract
A relatively large number of women suffer from mental disorders globally and such disorders tend to disturb their emotional control in stressful situations. There are socio-cultural problems faced by Pakistani women like gender bias, victimization and low autonomy which make it harder for them to emotionally control themselves. The current study is concerned with emotional regulation mechanisms of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression in married and unmarried Pakistani women. The Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) was administered to 220 participants aged between 19-50 years. It was hypothesized that (1) married women would score higher on the mechanism of cognitive reappraisal than unmarried women; and (2) married women would score higher on expressive suppression than unmarried women. The independent samples t-tests revealed that married women scored significantly higher on cognitive reappraisal as compared to unmarried women and hence, the first hypothesis is supported while there were no significant differences on expressive suppression for both groups. The findings highlight the vital importance of the mechanism of reappraisal based on cognitive control in emotional regulation among married women and its future significance in developing coping processes and enhancing well-being.
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