Exploring Emotional Regulation and Resilience among Young Adults with a history of Bullying

Abstract

Bullying is a serious negative event that can have an impact on a person's emotional and mental health. The goal of the current study was to investigate resilience and emotional control in young people who have experienced bullying, as well as whether these traits are predicted by bullying experiences and their personal repercussions. The study involved 225 young adults in total. Standardized self-report questionnaires measuring bullying experience, personal repercussions, emotional regulation techniques (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), and resilience were used to gather data

The data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis, descriptive statistics, and Pearson product-moment correlation. The findings showed a substantial negative correlation between bullying experience and both expressive repression and cognitive reappraisal. Additionally, there was a substantial negative correlation found between personal repercussions and resilience and cognitive reappraisal. Bullying experience was a strong predictor of both expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal, according to regression analysis. Nevertheless, resilience was not substantially predicted by bullying experience. Resilience was found to be considerably adversely predicted by the personal effects of bullying.

These results imply that while the personal repercussions of bullying have a stronger effect on resilience, bullying experiences have a significant impact on emotional regulation. The study emphasizes how critical it is to address the psychological impacts of bullying and support young people' resilience and emotional control. Bullying experience was a strong predictor of both expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal, according to regression analysis. Nevertheless, resilience was not substantially predicted by bullying experience. Resilience was found to be considerably adversely predicted by the personal effects of bullying.