The Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Training on Emotional Adjustment and Test Anxiety among Female Dormitory Resident Students with Cultural Emphasis

Subject Areas : Psychology

Maryam Raeis Shahraki ¹ , Mohammad Shakarami ^{2 *}

1 - M.A. Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Isf.C, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Isf.C, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2025-04-11 Accepted : 2025-06-19 Published : 2025-09-09

Keywords: Emotion regulation, Emotional adjustment, Test anxiety,

Abstract :

  The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of emotion regulation training using Gross’s approach on emotional adjustment and test anxiety among female dormitory resident students with cultural emphasis. The statistical population included all female students aged 20 to 30 residing in dormitories at the Islamic Azad University of Isfahan during the 2023-2024 academic year. 40 participants who met the inclusion criteria were selected using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 participants each). The research was designed as quasi-experimental study employed pre-test and post-test with a control group. Both groups were assessed using the Rabio et al. (2007) Emotional Adjustment Questionnaire and the Friedman & Jacob (1997) Test Anxiety Questionnaire in two stages: pre-test and post-test. The experimental group received emotion regulation training in eight 90-minute sessions, while no intervention was conducted for the control group. Data analysis using multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that emotion regulation training caused a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the both research variables. Based on these findings, emotion regulation training using Gross’s approach could be applied to improve emotional adjustment and reduce test anxiety among female dormitory resident students. Also, cultural transfer, socialization, skill enhancement, and personal growth are among the things that female dormitory resident students could gain through their interactions.

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