MODERATING ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION IN UNIVERSITY HOSTEL STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was designed to explore the moderating role of social support between personality traits and emotional regulation. In this correlational study, participants were hostel students aging between 18-24 (M=20.84, SD= 1.45). Convenient sampling strategy was used to select participants and data was collected from the hostels of two govt. universities Lahore, Pakistan. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, The Personality Inventory for DSM-5, Brief Form and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire were used to assess moderating role of social support between personality traits and emotional regulation. Results indicated the significant moderating role of social support between personality traits and emotional regulation. Only two subscales of personality traits (antagonism and disinhibition) were correlated with the subscales of emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal and emotional suppression). The findings of the study demonstrated that social support has a significant positive relationship between personality traits and emotional regulation