Dimensions of executive functioning, positive psychology attributes, social competence and emotional regulation: A comparative study

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Rashmi Rai (Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Ushri Banerjee (Department of Applied psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal)

The purpose of the present study is to compare the scores of college students who are into extracurricular activities and who are not into extracurricular activities on the variables of executive functioning (EF) skills, positive psychology traits, emotional regulation and social competence. Data have been collected from 424 male and female college students (age 18-24 years) utilizing purposive sampling method based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results indicated significant difference on scores between Male and Female students involved in extracurricular activity; females scored higher on Executive functioning and males scored higher on Emotional regulation, Life satisfaction, Grit, social competence than females. Among students who are into extracurricular activities, executive functioning predicted emotional regulation, social competence; optimism predicted social competence. Among students who are not into extracurricular activities, executive functioning, optimism, life satisfaction predicted emotional regulation and social competence; grit, positive and negative affect predicted social competence. Mediating effect of variables among students into and not into extracurricular activities revealed that grit, optimism, life satisfaction, positive and negative affect on social competence; optimism on emotional regulation.