An Investigation into Emotional Regulation, Affect, and Psychological Wellbeing: A Cross-Cultural Synthesis

Abstract

The current study aims to investigate the correlation among these study variables and dimensions in the multicultural Indian context as well investigate the correlation cross culturally in the American context. A total of five-hundred and fifty-five sample (N = 555) from both the cultural settings i.e., a total of two-hundred and twenty (39.63%) Indian sample (Indian = 220) and a total of three-hundred and thirty-five (60.36%) American sample (American = 335) were employed. Three questionnaires were employed namely: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and Psychological Wellbeing Scale. Results revealed that Negative Affect did not significantly correlate with Emotion Regulation and its dimension, it did significantly correlate negatively with all the dimensions of Psychological Wellbeing at < 0.01 level. Positive Affect was significantly correlated with Emotion Regulation and its dimensions as well as all the dimensions of Psychological Wellbeing; wherein, notably all these dimensions including the Emotion Regulation were positively correlated at < 0.01 level.  The results were discussed in the light of the existing literature.