Emotional Expressivity, Social Adjustment And Menatl Health in Adults (Males and Females): Implication for Psychological Well being and Emotional Distress

Abstract

The present study was focused on the relationship between emotional expressivity, social adjustment and mental health in adults. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship between emotional expressivity, social adjustment and mental health in adults. Emotional expressivity and social adjustment are likely to predict psychological well‑being in adults. Emotional expressivity and social adjustment are likely to predict psychological distress in adults. There are likely to be gender differences in emotional expressivity, social adjustment, psychological well‑being and psychological distress of adults. The sample was comprised of N (250), male (n=125) and female (n=125) adults. Emotional expressivity scale by Kring (1988), Social adjustment scale by Kausar (2007) and Mental health inventory by Veit and Ware (1983) were used to measure emotional expressivity, social adjustment and mental health, respectively. Purposive sampling technique was used for data collection. Pearson product moment correlation, independent sample t test and multiple regression analysis was used through SPSS. Findings of the study showed that there is likely to be a significant positive relationship between emotional expressivity, social adjustment and psychological well‑being in adults. Results also showed that there is likely to be a significant negative relationship between emotional expressivity, social adjustment and psychological distress in adults. Results showed that there is likely to be gender differences in emotional expressivity, social adjustment and psychological well‑being of adults. But no significant gender differences are found in psychological distress of adults. Multiple regression results showed emotional expressivity, social adjustment are likely to be positively predicts the psychological well‑being. While emotional expressivity, social adjustment are likely to be negatively predicts the psychological distress in adults.

Keywords: EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIVITY, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, MENATL HEALTH, ADULTS, WELL BEING, DISTRESS.