Emotional Impact, Social Support and Intolerance among University Students

Abstract

The current study aims to investigate the influence of emotional impact on social support and intolerance among university students. The 100 person sample was rigorously selected using both random and intentional selection to ensure that it included both men and women. Most people fell between the ages of 18 to 25 years. The “Emotional Regulation Questionnaire” by J.J. Gross and O.P. John, “Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support “by G.D. Zimet, N.W. Dahlem, S.G. Zimet and G.K. Farley and “Intolerance of Uncertainty” by Josee Rheaume, Michel J. Dugas and Robert Ladouceur in addition to demographic questionnaire were used to collect data for this research. Regression analysis, Descriptive Statistics and Pearson Correlation was used for statistical analysis. The regression and correlation studies showed that the results demonstrated little link between these variables. With p-values over 0.05 in both cases, the regression analysis revealed that Emotional Impact had no appreciable impact on either Social Support or Intolerance. Weak positive correlations between Emotion Regulation and Social Support, and Emotion Regulation and Intolerance,  were further supported by the Pearson correlation analysis; Social Support and Intolerance showed a weak negative correlation. These findings imply that although social support, emotional control, and intolerance may be associated, in this study their correlation is not statistically significant.