SELF-REGULATION AS MEDIATOR IN PEER RELATIONSHIP, REJECTION SENSITIVITY WITH POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the mediating role of self-regulation in peer relationship, rejection sensitivity and positive development among adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional research was conducted at Department of Psychology from October, 2018 to September, 2019, comprised of two phases. In first phase, Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ), Adolescent Peer Relations Instrument (APRI), Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire (RSQ), and Positive Youth Development Inventory (PYDI), were translated into Urdu by forward-backward translation method. For pilot-testing, these scales were administered on 130 students and scales were found to be reliable. In second phase, Urdu versions of four instruments were st administered to a sample of 608 (males=330, females=278) college students of 1 nd and 2 years studying in various colleges of Sara-i-Alamgir by stratified proportionate random sampling technique. RESULTS: Cronbach alpha reliability of SRQ, APRI, RSQ, and PYDI was found to be 0.710, 0.838, 0.704, and 0.851 respectively in first phase. Mean age of students was 17.6±0.83 years. The hierarchical regression analysis found the mediating role of selfregulation in positive development of adolescents while partial indirect effects for peer relationships (B=.28, p