IMPACT OF IMPULSIVITY AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION ON DECISION MAKING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Keywords:
Impulsivity, Emotional Regulation, Decision-Making, University Students, Cross-Sectional StudyAbstract
In today's era, many college students face academic pressures, emotional challenges, and impulsivity during their adjustment to university life, factors which can subsequently influence their decisions. This qualitative cross-sectional study investigated how impulsivity and emotional regulation influence decision-making among university students. An equal number of students (N=200) were selected from different universities in Faisalabad, aged 18-29 years (M=22.4, SD=2.8). Pearson correlation results indicated that impulsivity was negatively correlated with decision-making (r = -0.32), as was emotional regulation (r = -0.28). Regression analysis revealed that both impulsivity (β = -0.25) and emotional regulation (β = -0.22) were significant predictors of decision-making. Additionally, t-test results showed that female students reported higher levels of impulsivity than male students.
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