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    Mindfulness, emotional regulation and mental health in youth
    (UMT Lahore, 2021) Rubab Ajmal; Haroon Shehzadi; Mahnoor Babar
    The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness and emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal, expression/suppression) and mental health (emotional well-being, social well-being and psychological well-being) in youth. It was hypothesized that (a) is likely to be positive relationship between mindfulness and emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression) and mental health (emotional well-being, social well-being, and psychology well-being) in youth, (b) there is likely to be mindfulness, emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive and suppression) as significant predictor of mental health (emotional well-being, social well-being, psychological well-being) and (c) women are likely to have good in mindfulness, emotional regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expressive and suppression) and mental health (emotional well-being, social well-being and psychological well-being) as compared to men. The mindfulness scale, emotional regulation scale, and mental health scale were among the assessment measures used in the study, which included 136 graduate and undergraduate students (68 women and 68 men). The data was analyzed using person product moment correlation, independent samples t-test, and linear regression analysis. The results of the study indicate that mindfulness, emotional regulation was positive related to mental health. Mindfulness was found not significant predictor of mental health but emotional regulation was positive predictor of mental health. There was not significant gender differences found between mindfulness, emotional regulation and mental health.