The effects of suppression of positive and negative emotions on loneliness in Turkish University-attending emerging adults: does gender make a difference?
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, cilt.53, sa.6, ss.892-905, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03069885.2024.2384721
- Dergi Adı: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, CINAHL, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Social Sciences Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.892-905
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Emotion regulation, suppression, loneliness, gender, university-attending emerging adults
- Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aimed to examine the predictive effect of suppression of positive and negative emotions on loneliness and whether gender moderated the relationship between them in the Turkish population. The sample consisted of 408 (286 females and 122 males) university-attending emerging adults aged 18–25 (M = 20.98, SD = 1.61). The participants completed the measures of suppression sub-dimension of emotion regulation and loneliness, as well as a demographic survey. The results demonstrated that suppression of positive and negative emotions positively predicted loneliness regardless of gender. The findings also indicated that although males compared to females reported significantly greater suppression of positive and negative emotions, there was no significant difference between females and males on loneliness. In conclusion, in the socio-cultural context, hiding emotions in males reduced the socially punishing aspects of suppression but could not provide social gains. Lastly, the findings were discussed in the literature context.