EMOTION REGULATION STYLES AND PERSONALITY TRAITS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD AND IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY

Abstract

The study examined differences in emotion regulation strategies and personality traits among university students studying abroad versus those studying in their home country. The aim was to explore whether educational context impacts the use of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, as well as Big Five personality traits. A quantitative, cross-sectional design was used, using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). The sample consists of 50 university students, divided into study-abroad group and a home-country group. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, independent samples t-tests, and reliability analysis. The results showed no significant group differences in expressive suppression and a non-significant relationship between emotion regulation strategies. Several hypotheses could not be fully tested due to missing data and a small sample size, limiting the overall interpretation power of the study.