Saadati A, Zarandi A, Khalaj A, Hakami M S.
(2026). Predicting Social Adjustment in Students Based on Psychological Flexibility, Emotional Maturity, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies. Rooyesh. 15(3), 113-122.
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1- Department of Educational Psychology, Qo.C., Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran. arzarandi@gmail.com , arzarandi@gmail.com
3- Department of Health Psychology, Ro.C., Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
4- Department of Clinical Psychology, Qo.C., Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
Abstract: (134 Views)
This study was conducted with the aim of predicting social adjustment in students based on psychological flexibility, emotional maturity, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS). The present research was a descriptive-correlational study employing regression analysis. The statistical population consisted of all second-grade high school students in District 4 of Qom city during the 2022-2023 academic year. Using a staged cluster random sampling method, a sample of 350 individuals was selected. The research instruments included Bell's Social Adjustment Inventory (BAI, Bell, 1961), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II, Bond et al., 2011), the Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS, Singh & Bhargava, 1990), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ, Garnefski et al., 2001). Data were analyzed using multiple regression. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between psychological flexibility, emotional maturity, and adaptive CERS with social adjustment, and a significant negative relationship between maladaptive CERS and social adjustment (p<0.01). Furthermore, the predictor variables were able to explain 35% of the variance in students' social adjustment (p<0.01). These results indicate that psychological flexibility, emotional maturity, and adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies play a key role in students' social adjustment as important psychological factors. Together, these capabilities equip the individual for effective and constructive interaction in society, while maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies undermine this process and lead to social maladjustment.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
General Psychology Received: 2025/11/24 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | ePublished: 2026/05/30