The relationship between Identity Styles and lovability: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

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Sima Mousavi ¹ , Zohreh Sayadpour ²

1 - Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University, South Tehran Branch
2 - psychology/faculty of Psychology and Educational science/ Islamic Azad University/ Tehran South Branch/ Tehran/ Iran

Received: 2023-09-09 Accepted : 2025-03-08 Published : 2025-04-29

Keywords: identity styles, emotion regulation, lovability,

Abstract :

The present study aimed to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between identity styles and lovability. The statistical population consisted of undergraduate and master students of Valiasr Complex of Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, who were studying in the academic year of 1401-1402. 200 students were selected as the sample group of the research using the convenience sampling method and completed the Lovability Scale of Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory (MSEI; O’Brien and Esptein, 1988), Identity style Questionnaire (ISI-6G; Berzonsky, 1989, 1992) and Emotion Regulation Scale (Gross & John, 2003). The results of the path analysis test confirmed the mediating role of emotion suppression in the relationship between informational and avoidant identity style with lovability. The mediating role of emotion reappraisal in the relationship between normative identity style and lovability was also confirmed. The results also did not confirm the mediating role of emotion reappraisal in the relationship between informational and avoidant identity style with lovability. The relationship between normative identity style and loveability with the mediation of emotion suppression was also not significant, However, the mediation of emotion reappraisal in the relationship between normative identity style and lovability was confirmed. These findings show that by reducing the use of suppression strategy in people with informational and avoidant identity styles, it is possible to help increase the capacity of these people in lovablity. Normative identity styles also have a greater ability to receive love by using emotional reappraisal, which seems necessary to pay attention to.

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