A.H. Sami* and A. Ijaz
Affiliation: Private Practitioner, Islamabad, Pakistan
*Email: [email protected]
Abstract: Current study was aimed to assess the relationship between emotion regulation (effortful control) and peer attachment among adolescents. Translated version of Early Adolescents Temperament Questionnaire – Revised originally developed by Ellis & Rothbart (2001) and Inventory of Peer Attachment (Greenberg & Armsden, 1987) was used to measure emotion regulation (effortful control) and peer attachment respectively. Sample consisted of 100 participants (age range= 12-16 years) from government and private schools of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Techniques used for sampling were purposive- convenient as adolescents willing to participate were included in the study. Psychometric properties of EATQ-R and IPA-R were analyzed. Alpha reliabilities for both scales were found to be satisfactory. Participants scored low on emotion regulation and peer attachment; therefore, negatively skewed data was generated. It was also found that emotion regulation (effortful control) and peer attachment have significant negative relationship with each other. Moreover, demographic variables were found to be associated with emotion regulation (effortful control) and peer attachment among adolescents in Pakistan.
Keywords: Emotion Regulation; Effortful Control; Peer Attachment; Activation Control; Inhibition Control; Alienation.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.55032/ATSKj.psychol.2021.2104