Understanding Emotion Regulation as the Key to Mental Wellbeing and Student Academic Success
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Emotion regulation is an individual's ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions adaptively in various situations. In a higher education environment, this ability is crucial for students who are faced with academic pressures, social dynamics, and complex future demands. This literature study aims to examine the relationship between emotion regulation and students' mental wellbeing and academic performance. Through a review of various theoretical and empirical references, it was found that students with good emotion regulation capacity tend to have a more stable mental state and optimal academic achievement. Conversely, limitations in emotion regulation are often associated with the emergence of psychological disorders such as stress, anxiety and depression, which have a negative impact on learning ability. This research confirms that strengthening emotion regulation skills is an important element in character education and student academic success. The implications of these findings demand the integration of psychosocial approaches in the higher education system and the formulation of policies that favor students' emotional wellbeing. The results of this research are expected to be a conceptual basis for the development of a more humane learning system.
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