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The ole o emo ional egula ion in he ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and
social in e ac ion anxie y among young adul s
Monugya Das *
Depa men o Psychology, K is u Jayan i College, Au onomous, Bangalo e, India.
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Publica ion his o y: Recei ed on 14 Ma ch 2025; e ised on 03 May 2025; accep ed on 05 May 2025
A icle DOI: h ps://doi.o g/10.30574/wja .2025.26.2.1411
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This s udy examines he media ing ole o emo ional egula ion on he associa ion be ween amily unc ioning and social
in e ac ion anxie y in young adul s. Social in e ac ion anxie y, being one o he o ms o social anxie y, is on he ise in
young adul s and is associa ed wi h impai men in academic, occupa ional, and in e pe sonal unc ioning. Family
unc ioning de ined by communica ion, emo ional suppo , adap abili y, and cohesion is a s ong p edic o o emo ional
de elopmen and egula ion. Emo ional egula ion, meanwhile, in luences one's abili y o cope wi h socially e alua i e
si ua ions. The s udy employed a co ela ional esea ch design and adminis e ed ques ionnai es o 274 esponden s
aged 18 o 25 yea s using s anda dized measu es: he McMas e Family Assessmen De ice (FAD), Social In e ac ion
Anxie y Scale (SIAS), and he Di icul ies in Emo ion Regula ion Scale – 18 (DERS-18). Pea son co ela ion analysis
e ealed signi ican associa ions among he h ee a iables. Media ion analysis e ealed ha emo ional egula ion
signi ican ly media ed he associa ion be ween amily unc ioning and social in e ac ion anxie y. The indi ec e ec
explained 43.2% o he o al e ec , he e o e, indica ing pa ial media ion. The esul s highligh he c i ical ole o
emo ional egula ion as a s ong mechanism linking amily dynamics and social anxie y, e lec ing ha in e en ions o
inc ease imp o emen in emo ional egula ion and amily suppo sys ems can signi ican ly dec ease social in e ac ion
anxie y in young adul s.
Keywo ds: Family Func ioning; Emo ional Regula ion; Social In e ac ion Anxie y; Young Adul s; Media ion; Men al
Heal h; Cogni i e Beha iou al Theo y; A achmen Theo y
1 In oduc ion
Social in e ac ion anxie y in young adul s is a unique o m o social anxie y ha is ma ked by in ense ea , app ehension,
and a oidance o common social si ua ions such as con e sa ions, g oup discussions, o in e ac ions wi h s ange s.
This anxie y is mos p e alen in young adul s as hey ace signi ican li e changes such as a ending uni e si y, s a ing
ca ee s, o expanding social ne wo ks. Fea o being judged nega i ely, ejec ed, o emba assed du ing his ime can
se iously impede hei social g ow h, academic pe o mance, and ca ee de elopmen . Cogni i e-beha io al heo ies
explain ha such anxie y is usually a esul o nega i e sel -pe cep ions and maladap i e hough pa e ns ha a e o en
shaped by ea ly amily expe iences. Families ha a e c i ical o cha ac e is ically emo ionally dis an can c ea e
cogni i e dis o ions in young adul s, making hem pe cei e social si ua ions as dange ous and ampli ying hei anxie y.
Family unc ioning is an impo an conside a ion in his espec , as i is he i s se ing whe e emo ional and social
skills a e ini ially de eloped. Op imal amily unc ioning, wi h open communica ion, emo ional wa m h, p oblem-
sol ing, and lexibili y, os e s emo ional secu i y and p epa es young adul s wi h he esilience and coping skills o
na iga e social si ua ions wi h con idence. Con e sely, dys unc ional amily sys ems wi h con lic , igidi y, emo ional
neglec , o excessi e con ol can hinde he de elopmen o compe en emo ional and social skills, making young adul s
suscep ible o social in e ac ion anxie y. Resea ch poin s ou ha poo amily unc ioning is s ongly linked o inc eased
social anxie y in young adul s, pa icula ly in amilies ha a e es ic i e o emo ion exp ession o use c i ical pa en ing
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s yles. Emo ional egula ion, o he p ocesses by which indi iduals egula e and exp ess hei emo ions, is a media ing
ac o in his dynamic. While suppo i e amilies each e ec i e emo ional egula ion h ough modeling and posi i e
ein o cemen , dys unc ional amilies o en ail o p o ide hese c ucial lessons, leading o di icul ies in emo ional
managemen . Consequen ly, young adul s om less unc ional amilies may s uggle wi h egula ing hei emo ions,
which in u n in ensi ies hei social anxie y. This illus a es a clea pa hway: amily unc ioning in luences emo ional
egula ion capaci ies, whe e poo amily en i onmen s lead o inadequa e emo ional egula ion, he eby inc easing
social in e ac ion anxie y in young adul s. Recognizing his ela ionship is essen ial, as i unde sco es he impo ance o
in e en ions aimed a enhancing amily communica ion and emo ional suppo , alongside aining young adul s in
emo ional egula ion s a egies o e ec i ely educe social anxie y.
Family sys ems heo y sugges s ha amilies a e in e dependen sys ems whe ein he ac ions o one amily membe
impac all he o he s. Posi i e amily unc ioning, in e ms o good communica ion, emo ional suppo , and lexibili y,
encou ages emo ional egula ion and well-adjus ed social de elopmen . Dys unc ional amily sys ems in ol ing con lic ,
igidi y, o neglec , on he o he hand, can in e e e wi h emo ional de elopmen , ende ing a pe son p one o social
anxie y. Emo ional egula ion is de ined as he in e nal mechanisms by which indi iduals con ol he in ensi y,
du a ion, and exp ession o emo ional expe ience. In G oss's model, cogni i e eapp aisal and exp essi e supp ession
a e some o he s a egies ha a e in ol ed in how indi iduals egula e emo ions. Child en who g ow up in suppo i e
amilies usually acqui e heal hy egula ion s a egies, while hose g owing up in dys unc ional amilies lack hese coping
skills, leading o inc eased emo ional ulne abili y.
A achmen heo y also p o ides suppo o he signi icance o ea ly in e ac ions be ween ca egi e s and child en,
implying ha secu e a achmen s lead o heal hy emo ional con ol and social compe ence. In con as , insecu e
a achmen s yles, ypically due o nega i e amilial in e ac ions, co ela e wi h ine ec i e emo ional con ol and
g ea e anxie y in social si ua ions.
Social anxie y diso de (SAD), o ea and a oidance o social si ua ions, is especially common among young adul s.
Cogni i e-beha io al heo y sugges s ha his kind o anxie y a ises om nega i e sel -belie s and maladap i e
schemas, some o which a e likely o de i e om ea ly amily in e ac ions in which emo ional exp ession is in alida ed
o supp essed. This esea ch is based on he assump ion ha amily unc ioning a ec s emo ional egula ion, which in
u n a ec s le els o social anxie y. In es iga ion o his media ing ela ionship will enable he c ea ion o speci ic
in e en ions o enhance amily suppo sys ems and imp o e emo ional egula ion skills, which will ul ima ely
dec ease he incidence o social in e ac ion anxie y among young adul s.
2 Ma e ial and me hods
2.1 Resea ch Design
A co ela ional esea ch design will be employed o examine he ela ionships among amily unc ioning, emo ional
egula ion, and social in e ac ion anxie y.
2.2 Sample Size
Pa icipan s we e ec ui ed h ough Google Fo ms, which was dis ibu ed ia social media pla o ms. A o al sample o
274 (N= 274) was conside ed.
2.3 Sampling Technique
A con enience sampling echnique will be used o ec ui young adul s aged 18-25 yea s om uni e si ies and colleges.
2.4 Tools o s udy
2.4.1 The McMas e Family Assessmen De ice (FAD)
The McMas e Family Assessmen De ice (FAD) is a sel - epo measu e c ea ed by Eps ein, Baldwin, and Bishop
(1983), based on he McMas e Model o Family Func ioning. The FAD was c ea ed o measu e he s uc u al and
ansac ional quali ies o amilies, including how amily membe s communica e, sol e p oblems, in e ac , and deal wi h
emo ional in ol emen . The e a e se en subscales o he FAD: P oblem Sol ing, Communica ion, Roles, A ec i e
Responsi eness, A ec i e In ol emen , Beha io Con ol, and Gene al Func ioning. O hese, he Gene al Func ioning
subscale is mos ypically employed o gi e an o e all es ima e o amily heal h. I ems a e sco ed on a 4-poin Like
scale om S ongly Ag ee o S ongly Disag ee. The scale has been ex ensi ely alida ed in bo h clinical and non-clinical
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popula ions and has shown high in e nal consis ency, es - e es eliabili y, and cons uc alidi y (Kabaco e al.,
1990). I s lexibili y and s ong psychome ic quali ies ha e es ablished i as a widely used ins umen in amily esea ch
and he apy se ings, mos no ably in explo ing he amily's con ibu ion o emo ional and beha io al consequences
among child en and young adul s.
The FAD shows high eliabili y, wi h in e nal consis ency o 0.72–0.92 and high es - e es eliabili y (0.66–0.76),
especially o he Gene al Func ioning subscale (Kabaco e al., 1990). I s alidi y is con i med, wi h high cons uc ,
concu en , and clinical alidi y, as i di e en ia es well be ween clinical and non-clinical g oups. Fac o analyses
con i m i s s uc u al alidi y, con i ming i s se en-subscale model o amily unc ioning.
2.4.2 Social In e ac ion Anxie y Scale (SIAS)
The Social In e ac ion Anxie y Scale (SIAS) by Ma ick and Cla ke (1998) is a 20-i em sel - epo scale ha assesses
symp oms o anxie y in ela ion o social in e ac ion si ua ions. Unlike o he measu es o gene al social phobia, he SIAS
speci ically add esses dis ess du ing in e pe sonal in e ac ions, including mee ing s ange s, s a ing con e sa ions,
and being wa ched while in e ac ing socially. Responden s sco e each i em on a 5-poin Like scale, om No a all o
Ex emely cha ac e is ic o me. I is especially good a dis inguishing be ween people wi h Social In e ac ion Anxie y
Diso de and hose wi h pe o mance anxie y. The SIAS has been es ed in many s udies and has e y good in e nal
consis ency (α >0.90) and high es - e es eliabili y. Rodebaugh e al. (2007) also alida ed i s dimensional s uc u e
and i s disc imina o y abili y be ween clinical and non-clinical samples, hus ensu ing ha i is a alid ins umen o
use in clinical p ac ice as well as in esea ch on social anxie y in young adul s.
The SIAS is highly eliable, wi h in e nal consis ency > 0.90 and es - e es eliabili y a ound 0.92 (Ma ick & Cla ke,
1998). I possesses good cons uc alidi y, as e idenced by ac o analyses, and good con e gen alidi y acco ding o
co ela ions wi h ela ed anxie y measu es. I also possesses es ablished disc iminan and c i e ion alidi y as i can
e ec i ely di e en ia e social in e ac ion anxie y om o he anxie y and de ec clinical cases (Rodebaugh e al., 2007).
2.4.3 Di icul ies in Emo ion Regula ion Scale – 18 (DERS-18)
The Di icul ies in Emo ion Regula ion Scale – 18 (DERS-18) is a sho sel - epo measu e c ea ed om he ini ial 36-
i em DERS by G a z and Roeme (2004) ha aims o measu e se e al aspec s o emo ion egula ion p oblems. The
DERS-18 main ains six essen ial subscales: Nonaccep ance o emo ional esponses, Di icul ies in goal-di ec ed
beha io , Impulse con ol di icul ies, Lack o emo ional awa eness, Limi ed access o emo ion egula ion s a egies, and
Lack o emo ional cla i y. I ems a e sco ed on a 5-poin Like scale om Almos ne e o Almos always. This sho
o m has been alida ed by Vic o and Klonsky (2016) and has been de e mined o ha e excellen in e nal consis ency
and s uc u al alidi y and can be used in bo h clinical and nonclinical popula ions. The DERS-18 has ound widesp ead
use in s udies o anxie y, dep ession, auma, and in e pe sonal unc ioning o shed ligh on how di icul ies in emo ion
egula ion migh impac men al heal h ou comes, pa icula ly in adolescen s and young adul s. Ba deen e al. (2016)
also unde sco ed i s alue o use in he s udy o auma, u he jus i ying i s use ulness o he esea ch o emo ional
p ocessing in he amily and social ealms.
The DERS-18 is e y eliable wi h o e all in e nal consis ency o abou 0.91 and subscale alphas anging om 0.80 o
0.89 (Vic o & Klonsky, 2016). I is o good alidi y wi h ac o analysis consis en ly eplica ing i s six- ac o s uc u e
and high con e gen alidi y as suppo ed by co ela ions wi h dep ession, anxie y, and emo ional dys egula ion. I also
has high c i e ion alidi y in he sense ha i can p edic emo ional di icul ies in clinical and non-clinical se ings
(Ba deen e al., 2016).
2.5 S a is ical Analysis
The da a we e analyzed wi h he aid o JAMOVI o p o ide p ope and e ec i e s a is ical calcula ions. Pea son
co ela ion analysis will examine he ela ionships be ween a iables. A media ion analysis will be conduc ed o assess
he media ing ole o emo ional egula ion.
2.5.1 Hypo hesis
• Ho1: he e is no signi ican ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and social in e ac ion anxie y
• Ho2: he e is no signi ican ela ionship be ween emo ional egula ion and social in e ac ion anxie y
• H03: he e is no signi ican ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and emo ional egula ion
• H04: emo ional egula ion do no signi ican ly media e he ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and social
in e ac ion anxie y
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3 Resul s
Table 1 Desc ip i e S a is ics o S udy Va iables
Va iable
N
M
SD
Min
Max
Family Func ioning
274
28.2
5.57
12
47
Social In e ac ion Anxie y
274
40.8
12.5
0
80
Emo ion Regula ion
274
51.2
12.0
18
90
Desc ip i e s a is ics we e calcula ed o Family Func ioning, Social In e ac ion Anxie y, and Emo ional Regula ion in a
sample o 274 pa icipan s. Resul s showed ha Family Func ioning sco es had a mean o 28.2 (SD = 5.57), wi h a ange
o 12 o 47, e lec ing mode a e le els o amily unc ioning as expec ed in communi y samples (Halbe s ad e al., 2021).
Social In e ac ion Anxie y sco es had a mean o 40.8 (SD = 12.5), wi h a ange o 0 o 80, e lec ing mode a e le els o
social anxie y abo e he clinical signi icance alue o 34 (Heimbe g e al., 2014). Emo ional Regula ion sco es had a
mean o 51.2 (SD = 12.0), wi h a ange o 18 o 90, e lec ing mode a e di icul ies in emo ional egula ion.
These indings a e in line wi h Mo is e al.'s (2017) ipa i e model explaining how amily unc ioning in luences he
de elopmen o emo ional egula ion, which may in u n in luence social anxie y le els. Young e al. (2019) epo ed
ha emo ional egula ion pa ially media es he ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and social anxie y symp oms,
e lec ing po en ial in e ela ed mechanisms ha should be explo ed u he h ough co ela ion, eg ession, o
media ion analysis o be e unde s and he complex ela ionships among hese a iables
Table 2 Co ela ion Analysis o s udy he a iables
Va iable
1
2
3
1. Family Func ioning
—
2. Social In e ac ion Anxie y
0.241***
—
3. Emo ional Regula ion
0.221***
0.501***
—
Co ela ion analysis e ealed signi ican posi i e associa ions among all h ee a iables ha we e included in he s udy.
Family Func ioning co ela ed modes ly bu signi ican ly wi h Social In e ac ion Anxie y ( = 0.241, p < 0.00), such ha
g ea e amily dys unc ion is associa ed wi h g ea e social anxie y. Simila ly, Family Func ioning co ela ed
signi ican ly wi h Emo ional Regula ion ( = 0.221, p < 0.001), and demons a ed ha g ea e amily unc ioning is
associa ed wi h g ea e di icul y in egula ing emo ions. The g ea es co ela ion was be ween Social In e ac ion
Anxie y and Emo ional Regula ion, ( = 0.501, p < 0.001), and demons a ed a mode a e o s ong posi i e co ela ion.
Table 3 Media ion E ec Es ima es o he Rela ionship Be ween Family Func ioning, Emo ional Regula ion, and Social
In e ac ion Anxie y (N = 274)
E ec
Es ima e
SE
Z
p
Indi ec
0.233
0.068
3.45
<0.001
Di ec
0.306
0.119
2.58
0.010
To al
0.539
0.131
4.10
< 0.001
The media ion Analysis examined he in e ac ion be ween Family Func ioning, Emo ional Regula ion, and Social
In e ac ion Anxie y. Resul s showed ha he e was a signi ican indi ec e ec (β = 0.233, SE = 0.068, Z = 3.45, p <0.001)
showing ha Emo ional Regula ion signi ican ly media ed he in e ac ion be ween Family Func ioning and Social
In e ac ion Anxie y. The di ec e ec emained signi ican (β = 0.306, SE = 0.119, Z = 2.58, p =0.010), showing pa ial
media ion. The o al e ec o Family Func ioning on Social In e ac ion Anxie y was also signi ican (β = 0.539, SE = 0.131,
Z = 4.10, p <0.001), showing a s ong o e all ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and social anxie y.
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Table 4 Media ion Models In o ma ion
Model Type
Pa h
Desc ip ion
Media o Model
m1
DERS To al ~ FF To al
Full Model
m2
SIA To al ~ DERS To al + FF To al
Indi ec E ec
IE 1
FF To al ⇒ DERS To al ⇒ SIA To al
Sample Size
N
274
The media ion model was cons uc ed wi h Family Func ioning (FF) as he p edic o , Emo ional Regula ion (DERS) as
he media o , and Social In e ac ion Anxie y (SIA) as he c i e ion. The media o model (m1) examined he pa h om
FF o DERS, and he ull model (m2) examined he p edic ion o SIA by FF and DERS. The indi ec e ec (IE 1) examined
he pa hway FF → DERS → SIA. Analysis was conduc ed on a sample o 274 pa icipan s wi h comple e da a on all
measu es.
Table 5 De ailed Indi ec and To al E ec s o he Media ion Model
Type
E ec
Es ima e
SE
95%
CI
Lowe
95%
CI
Uppe
β
Z
p
Indi ec
FF To al ⇒ DERS To al ⇒ SIA
To al
0.233
0.068
0.101
0.365
0.104
3.45
< 0.001
Componen
FF To al ⇒ DERS To al
0.477
0.127
0.227
0.726
0.221
3.74
< 0.001
DERS To al ⇒ SIA To al
0.488
0.055
0.381
0.596
0.471
8.90
< 0.001
Di ec
FF To al ⇒ SIA To al
0.306
0.119
0.074
0.538
0.137
2.58
0.010
To al
FF To al ⇒ SIA To al
0.539
0.132
0.281
0.797
0.241
4.09
< 0.001
No e. FF = Family Func ioning; DERS = Di icul ies in Emo ional Regula ion; SIA = Social In e ac ion Anxie y; CI = Con idence In e al. Con idence
in e als compu ed wi h s anda d (Del a) me hod. Be as (β) a e comple ely s anda dized e ec sizes.
The componen analysis showed ha Family Func ioning was a signi ican p edic o o Di icul ies in Emo ional
Regula ion (β = 0.477, SE = 0.127, Z = 3.74, p <0.001), and DERS p edic ed Social In e ac ion Anxie y (β = 0.488, SE =
0.055, Z = 8.90, p <0.001). The indi ec e ec o FF on SIA h ough DERS was signi ican (β = 0.233, SE = 0.068, 95% CI
[0.101, 0.365], p <0.001) and accoun ed o app oxima ely 43.2% o he o al e ec . The di ec e ec was signi ican (β
= 0.306, SE = 0.119, 95% CI [0.074, 0.538], p =0.010), and so was he o al e ec (β = 0.539, SE = 0.132, 95% CI [0.281,
0.797], p <0.001). The s anda dized coe icien s (β = 0.104 o indi ec e ec , β = 0.137 o di ec e ec , and β = 0.241
o o al e ec ) p o ide e ec size es ima es o mode a e associa ions among he a iables.
This esul is consis en wi h heo y p oposing emo ional egula ion de elopmen o be shaped by amily unc ioning
o esul in ou comes o social anxie y symp oma ology (Aldao e al., 2010; Mo is e al., 2017). Pa ial media ion is
e idence ha emo ional egula ion, as a p ima y mechanism, does no ha e a ull media ion e ec on amily unc ioning
o social anxie y.
4 Discussion
In he p esen s udy, Co ela ion analysis showed s ong posi i e co ela ions be ween amily unc ioning, social
in e ac ion anxie y, and emo ional egula ion di icul ies. Family unc ioning was posi i ely co ela ed wi h social
in e ac ion anxie y ( = 0.241, p <0.001) and wi h emo ional egula ion di icul ies ( = 0.221, p <0.001), and i indica ed
ha lowe amily unc ioning is ela ed o inc eased social anxie y and mo e se e e di icul y in egula ing emo ions.
The highes co ela ion was ound be ween di icul y in egula ing emo ions and social in e ac ion anxie y ( = 0.501, p
< 0.001), sugges ing a mode a e o s ong ela ionship be ween hese a iables. The esul s a e in line wi h p e ious
esea ch highligh ing he impo ance o emo ional egula ion in he de elopmen o social anxie y (Aldao e al., 2010;
Mo is e al., 2017).
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The media ion analysis indica ed ha emo ional egula ion unc ion as a signi ican media o be ween amily
unc ioning and social in e ac ion anxie y. The indi ec e ec (β = 0.233, SE = 0.068, Z = 3.45, p < 0.001) explained 43.2%
o he o al e ec . This suppo s he no ion ha emo ional egula ion is an impo an mechanism in which amily
unc ioning is in luen ial o social anxie y. Due he di ec e ec o amily unc ioning o social anxie y emaining
signi ican (β = 0.306, SE = 0.119, Z = 2.58, p = 0.010), his sugges s pa ial no ull media ion. This implies ha emo ional
egula ion is an impo an explana o y o he link be ween amily unc ioning and social in e ac ion anxie y, bu he e
may be o he unmeasu ed ac o s ha could accoun o addi ional a iance.
These indings a e aligned wi h exis ing models which specula e ha amily unc ioning is a c ucial aspec o emo ional
de elopmen ha , in u n, in luences social anxie y symp oms (Mo is e al., 2017). Families ha p o ide emo ional
suppo and model e ec i e emo ion egula ion s a egies can dec ease he likelihood o de eloping social anxie y
(G oss & John, 2003). On he o he hand, amilies ha a e dys unc ional may con ibu e o he de elopmen o emo ional
dys egula ion, which inc eases he isk o de elop social anxie y (Cisle e al., 2010).
Media ion modeling p o ided addi ional cla i y in he ela ionships among hese a iables. The pa h analysis showed
ha amily unc ioning signi ican ly p edic ed emo ional egula ion (β = 0.477, SE = 0.127, Z = 3.74, p < 0.001), and
emo ional egula ion signi ican ly p edic ed social in e ac ion anxie y (β = 0.488, SE = 0.055, Z = 8.90, p < 0.001). Taken
oge he , indings sugges amily unc ioning exe s a obus in luence on emo ional egula ion abili ies, which, in u n,
in luence social anxie y le els. The s anda dized indi ec e ec was β = 0.104, 95% CI [0.101, 0.365], p < 0.001,
indica ing ha in e en ions ocused on imp o ing emo ional egula ion skills may esul in a dec ease in social anxie y
o pa icipan s wi h dys unc ional amily expe iences. The signi ican di ec e ec (β = 0.577, SE = 0.42, Z = 3.61, p <
0.001) implies ha amily unc ioning may also impac social anxie y h ough o he me hodologies, such as cogni i e
dis o ions o pee con ex s (Aldao e al., 2010). Fu u e di ec ions may include s udies emphasizing po en ial media o s
o explo e he links be ween amily unc ioning and social anxie y.
5 Conclusion
This s udy explo ed he media ing ole o emo ional egula ion in he ela ionship be ween amily unc ioning and social
in e ac ion anxie y among young adul s. Resul s indica ed ha posi i e amily unc ioning was linked o be e
emo ional egula ion skills, which in u n, was ound o be in e sely associa ed wi h social in e ac ion anxie y. These
indings highligh he signi icance o emo ional egula ion as a p ocess by which amily unc ioning shapes social anxie y
expe iences. The indings con ibu e o he li e a u e by add essing he in e connec edness o amily suppo , emo ional
egula ion, and challenges in anxie y managemen . Unde s anding his ela ionship is impo an o u he de elop
app op ia e clinical in e en ions ha include he enhancemen o emo ional egula ion abili ies and he imp o emen
o amily unc ioning o educe social anxie y in young adul s. Fu u e s udies should employ longi udinal and
expe imen al designs o mo e accu a ely de e mine causal pa hways. Fu u e esea che s may also expand he scope o
his esea ch by looking a o he psychological and en i onmen al in luences ela ed o he o iginal s udy. In pa icula ,
sampling om a coho o di e se cul u al g oups would elucida e a mo e ho ough unde s anding o he phenomenon.
O e all, he indings in his s udy suppo os e ing oppo uni ies o young adul s o ha e suppo i e amily
en i onmen s and/ acili a e among indi iduals; adap i e emo ional egula ion skills o p omo e psychological
wellbeing and o mi iga e social in e ac ion anxie y.
Compliance wi h e hical s anda ds
Disclosu e o con lic o in e es
No disclosu e o con lic o in e es
S a emen o in o med consen
S a emen o in o med consen was ob ained om all indi idual pa icipan s included in he s udy
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