Relationship between Interpersonal Sensitivity and Emotional Regulation among Young Adults

Abstract

The study intends to analyze the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and emotional regulation among young adults of age range 18 – 28. The sample data of N=140 was collected from young adults of the specific age group who resides in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The psychometric tools used were interpersonal sensitivity scale and emotional regulation scale. The data was analyzed using SPSS and using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The findings depicts that there is significant correlation between cognitive reappraisal and fragile inner self, between expressive suppression and interpersonal awareness, between expressive suppression and timidity and between expressive suppression and fragile inner self. Based on the analysis there also existed a significant influence of emotional regulation on interpersonal awareness and timidity. The study shows that the certain sub scales of interpersonal sensitivity and emotional regulation are interrelated and influence each other.