Emotional Regulation Difficulties Among University Students

This research aims to identify the emotional regulation difficulties among university students. The sample comprised 400 students from the University of Baghdad's morning studies program, including 156 males and 244 females, from both scientific and humanities disciplines for the academic year 2023-2024. The sample was selected using a stratified random sampling method. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher adopted the study of Gratz & Roemer (2004) and their scale based on the aforementioned theory. The final version of the Emotional Regulation Difficulties Scale consisted of 36 items. Utilizing statistical methods such as the t-test for one and two independent samples, Pearson's correlation coefficient, the Z-test, Cronbach's alpha, and the SPSS statistical package, the following results were obtained. The university students in the sample, both male and female, exhibited moderate levels of emotional regulation difficulties based on gender (male - female) and discipline (scientific - humanities).