Authors : Riya Sharma

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb1213

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Abstract : This study examined the relationship between young adults' emotional regulation and social media Seeking validation, and emotional availability of parents in the 18–30 age range. main goal Its purpose was to examine the ways in which young adults' emotional perceptions of their parents are influenced by Support affects their ability to regulate their emotions and their tendency to use social media To find validation. Standardized self-report questionnaire measuring parental emotionality. Availability, emotion regulation, and social media were fueled by validation-seeking behavior. Total 141 persons. To evaluate data, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and Basic linear regression analysis was performed. The results showed a (r = .502, p < .001), Suggesting that better emotional management is associated with stronger perceived parental support. Furthermore, there was a somewhat negative correlation between parents' emotional availability and social media validation- seeking (r = −.179, p < .05), indicating that young adults who receive People with less emotional support from their parents are more likely to turn to the Internet for validation. Social media validationseeking and emotion regulation were also negatively associated (r = −.275, p < .001), suggesting that people who are better at controlling their emotions are less dependent Social media for external validation. The interconnectedness of these factors was shown Regression analysis, which revealed that social media validation-seeking and emotion regulation Both significantly influence perceived parental emotional availability. The results Showed how early family emotional influence have long-lasting effects on young adults' emotional functioning and online validation seeking behavior . Findings of the study includes encouraging positive parenting styles, developing the ability to regulate emotions, and promoting the use of social media in a better healthy way. The study also highlights future research topics, including -longitudinal designs and also investigation of moderating factors like personality traits or the social media use habits.

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