A Comparative Study of Loneliness and Emotional Regulation in Young Children of Parents Residing in Public Sector Unit Campus (PSUC) and Civilian Parents

By : Binni Singla, Mehfooz Ahmad

Page No: 93-103

Abstract
Loneliness is a significant and growing public health issue. Social isolation, and people with many social contacts having a feeling of disconnectedness and alone. Emotion regulation strategies people use to manage their emotions and a strong predictor of loneliness. People who are lonely tend to use more unhelpful emotion regulation strategies, such as expressive suppression, and fewer helpful ones, such as cognitive reappraisal. The individuals of all ages face many challenges in their life and poor social connections which may cause loneliness and low emotional regulation in their lives. The comparative study aimed at assessing the Loneliness and Emotional Regulation among young children of parents residing in public sector unit campus (PSUC) and Civilian parents’ children. The data was collected from 100 young children, 50 from the young children parents residing in PSUC and 50 from civilian parents’ children. The t-test was used for statistical analysis of obtained data. The result showed there was no statistically significant difference between PSUC children and Civilian children on Emotional Regulation and various domains of Emotional regulation i.e. Cognitive Reappraisal, Expressive Suppression. There is a difference in Loneliness score between PSUC children and Civilian children.

Authors:
Ms Binni Singla, Ph. D Scholar, AIBAS, Amity University, Haryana, India.
Dr. Mehfooz Ahmad, Assistant Professor-II, Amity institute of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Haryana, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2025.20.01.9