SELF-CONCEPT, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNDERGRADS

Abstract

The present study aimed to find out the relationship between Self-Concept emotional regulation and mental health problems in medical and dental final year undergrads. Data was collected from medical universities. Sample was consisted of 300 medical and dental students. Cross-sectional research design along with non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from participants by using three tools i.e. Self-Concept Scale (SCS) (Hussain & Rizvi,2015), Emotional Regulation Scale for students (ERSS) (Durrani & Mahmood 2016), and Depression Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond 1995). The results revealed that positive self-concept has significant negative relationship with mental health i.e. Depression Anxiety and stress. It also revealed that negative self-concept and emotional dysregulation are positive predictors of mental health problems whereas positive self-concept and emotional regulation are negative predictors of mental health problems.