Impact of Emotional Immaturity on Mental Wellbeing and Physiological Symptomology in Emerging Adults: Mediating Role of Distress Tolerance

The present study investigated the impact of emotional immaturity on mental wellbeing and physiological symptomology with mediating role of distress tolerance in emerging adults. To recruit the research participants, convenient sampling technique was employed. Sample comprised of 382 emerging adults...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of psychological research : PJPR 2024-03, Vol.39 (1), p.157-172
Main Authors: Khan, Soulat, Azmat, Javeria, Butt, Tayyab Ali, Ahsan, Sadaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anxiety
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Emotional maturity
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Health aspects
Inheritances
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
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Summary:The present study investigated the impact of emotional immaturity on mental wellbeing and physiological symptomology with mediating role of distress tolerance in emerging adults. To recruit the research participants, convenient sampling technique was employed. Sample comprised of 382 emerging adults of age between 18 to 25 years (M = 21.55, SD = 2.55). The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (Tennant et al., 2007), Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (Gierk et al., 2014), Emotional Maturity Scale (Singh & Bhargava, 1990), and Distress Tolerance Scale (Simons & Gaher, 2005) were used to measure the variables under study. The results implied that emotional immaturity emerged as a negative predictor of mental wellbeing and a positive predictor of physiological symptomology. Whereas distress tolerance emerged as significant positive and negative predictors of mental wellbeing and physiological symptomology; respectively. Distress tolerance had a significant role as a mediator in the relationship between emotional immaturity, mental wellbeing, and physiological symptomology. Gender emerged as significant moderator in relationship between emotional immaturity and mental wellbeing. The current research provided the insight of how emotional maturity and distress tolerance can enhance mental wellbeing and reduce the physiological symptomology in emerging adults.
ISSN:1016-0604
2663-208X
DOI:10.33824/PJPR.2024.39.1.10