Abstract

This study examined the mediating effect of the emotion regulation style upon the relationship between emotional clarity and psychological well-being. The sample of the study was 560 college students and I have analyzed the data through path analysis using the Structural Equation Modeling(EQS). The basic mediation model of emotinal clarity leading to psychological well-being through the mediation of the emotion regultion style showed significant path coefficient and good model fitness. To compare with this model, I have examined another model that included a direct path between emotional clarity and psychological well-being; as a result, the path coefficient of the direct path was insignificant and the fitness of the model has also slightly decreased. Therefore, it was verified that the initial hypothetical model of this study better explained the relationship amongst the variables. alternative model has been examined but this model showed low model fitness and thus theoretically strengthened the appropriateness of the basic mediation model. Finally, I have discussed the significance of this study, its limitations and potential implications in counseling.