Procrastination as a self-regulation failure: The role of inhibition, negative affect, and gender

Young adults face different stressors in their transition to college. Negative emotions such as stress can emerge from the demands they face. This study aimed at gaining an improved understanding of the role that gender and age play in the well-being of young adults. Coping strategies, resilience, self-regulation, and positivity were selected as indicators of well-being. Descriptive and inferential analysis have been conducted. Results show that well-being varies significantly with age and gender. Gender was predominantly involved in the acquisition of the well-being outcomes, highly predicting problem-focused coping strategies. No interaction effects were found between gender and age. An improved understanding of the developmental factors involved in well-being outcomes will enlighten future interventions aimed at improving young people’s resources to face adversity.

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Visual Imagery, Daydreaming and Affect among College Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0401.055 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Arhana Arya

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Visual Imagery ◽

Prescription Medication ◽

Emotional Control ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Median Split ◽

And Gender ◽

Level Of Significance

The purpose of the study was to see the role of imagery in the development of emotion control, daydream, positive or negative effect. Total 90 subjects (45 males and 45 females) of age group 18-23 years were randomly selected. Males were selected from Amity College and females were taken from the residential students residing in Bansthali Vidyapith. On the basis of median split, the sample was categorized into two groups: ‘high imagery’ and ‘low imagery’. Besides age, education level was controlled up to an extent so that the sample was homogeneous in these aspects. Care was taken to select only those participants who do not have a significantly unhealthy sleep routine and who were not using prescription medication. Informed consent was obtained prior to the study. The Positive and negative affect scale (PANAS), Emotional Control Questionnaire ECQ, Daydreaming Scale of the Imagine Process Inventory (IPI) and The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) was employed as a questionnaire. To see the effect of imagery and gender on day dreaming, emotional control, positive Affect and negative Affect, two way ANOVA and descriptive statistics were employed and found significant effect of visual imagery and gender on day dreaming, and insignificant effects on emotional control, positive Affect and negative Affect at 0.05 level of significance.

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Parenting Behavior and Adolescent Affect: Bidirectionality and the Role of Gender

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x211058840 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0192513X2110588

Author(s):

Hayley D. Seely ◽

Patrick Pössel

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Parenting Behaviors ◽

Parenting Behavior ◽

Southern United States ◽

Tripartite Model ◽

Adolescent Depressive Symptoms ◽

And Gender

Parents play an important role in adolescent mental health. Yet, research is inconclusive regarding the influence of adolescent affect on parenting behavior. This study examined the bidirectionality between five parenting behaviors and adolescent depressive symptoms—conceptualized by the tripartite model as low positive affect and high negative affect—while investigating gender differences. Adolescents ( N = 193) from a Southern United States high school reported their parent’s parenting behavior and their affect twice over a year. Linear regression results revealed relations between parenting behaviors and adolescent affect in both directions. However, when examining the relation between specific parenting behaviors (e.g., involvement) and adolescent affect (e.g., negative affect), results showed unidirectional effects only. Furthermore, significant gender differences emerged. These findings underline the importance of considering the relation between parenting behavior and adolescent affect as bidirectional and with differential associations depending on the parenting behavior and adolescent affect and gender.

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Negative Affect and Counterproductive Workplace Behavior: The Moderating Role of Moral Disengagement and Gender

Journal of Business Ethics ◽

10.1007/s10551-013-1635-0 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 119 (2) ◽

pp. 235-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Al-Karim Samnani ◽

Sabrina Deutsch Salamon ◽

Parbudyal Singh

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

Workplace Behavior ◽

Counterproductive Workplace Behavior ◽

And Gender ◽

Moderating Role

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Negative Affect and Performance on Exam Day in College Students: The Role of Self-Regulation

Student Success ◽

10.5204/ssj.1645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 35-46

Author(s):

Alissa Russell ◽

Kathleen Thursby ◽

Teresa Aubele-Futch ◽

Rebecca Stoddart

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Professional Goals ◽

And Performance ◽

Performance Results ◽

The Relationship

In the U.S., college transition grows increasingly difficult, with students experiencing rising levels of stress and anxiety. Such challenges may arise as students face normative but novice stressors while working towards professional goals. Students’ ability to engage in successful self-regulation may be especially important in response to these challenges. The goals of the present study were to assess a) the mediating role of self-regulatory behaviors on the relationship between trait emotion regulation and negative affect (NA) on the day of a first major college exam; and, b) the mediating role of exam-day NA on the relationship between self-regulatory behaviors and exam performance. Results show that trait-level challenges in emotion regulation are associated with increased procrastination behaviors in the days before the exam, which in turn is associated with higher NA on exam day. Implications are discussed for well-being and success of students, particularly for students who struggle with self-regulation.

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