PARENTAL EMOTIONAL ABUSE, RESILIENCE, EXPRESSIVE SUPPRESSION, AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

There is very limited literature regarding parental emotional abuse, resilience, expressive suppression, and academic procrastination across the globe, specifically in Pakistan. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to fill this gap. The study adopted a cross-sectional correlational research design and used purposive sampling to collect data from students of public and private medical colleges and universities in Pakistan. The age range for participants was set between 18 and 35, with both men and women included in the study. The results of the study revealed a positive and significant association between parental emotional abuse, expressive suppression, and academic procrastination, while these variables had a  negative and significant association with resilience. Mediation and moderation analyses were performed using Hayes’ Process Macro, which indicated a non- significant mediating role of expressive suppression and a positive significant moderating role of resilience between the parental emotional abuse and the academic procrastination. The study provided effective intervention techniques for medical students to enhance their well-being.