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A Comparative Study Using Emotional Regulation And Social Anxiety Among Technical And Non-Technical Students

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  • Kavitha K G
  • Sony Kumari

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According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), emotional and behavioral disorders affect 10-15 percent of children globally. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older (18% of U.S. population). About 9 percent of people have major depression in Asian and Middle Eastern countries, such as India and Afghanistan (Posted by Vanessa Coppard-Queensland on September 5, 2012). The main objective of the present study was to find out the comparative study between Social anxiety and emotional regulation of technical and non-technical degree students (n=120) divided into technical and non-technical). To achieve this object, Social Anxiety Questionnaire (Rodebaugh et al., 2004) and 2 items from the International Consensus Group on Depression and Anxiety (Ballenger et al., 1998). The State Emotion-Regulation Questionnaire contains 8 items from the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003). The result showed that social anxiety is more and emotional regulation is less in technical students compare to non-technical students. Key words: Anxiety, Emotional regulation, Stress, female student stress, male student stress

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  • Kavitha K G & Sony Kumari, 2015. "A Comparative Study Using Emotional Regulation And Social Anxiety Among Technical And Non-Technical Students," Working papers 2015-12-03, Voice of Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:vor:issues:2015-12-03
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