Impact of Stoic Philosophy Prompts on Emotional Dysregulation and Decision-making Skills in Young Adults

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Page: 53-58

Trisha Verma¹ and Anika Magan² (Department of Applied Psychology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana¹ and Department of Psychology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana²)

Stoic philosophy is a technique highly applied as the base of many psychotherapeutic techniques. Despite being a familiar concept in the field of psychology, it has a wider range of applications than used even outside therapeutic settings. It is highly used for clinical settings; furthermore, also seen as usable in case of disruption in emotional regulation and decision-making, in young adults due to multiple changes in an individual’s life. Thus, the paper worked on understanding the effect of Stoic Journaling Prompts on non-clinical young adults facing these difficulties. The study investigated the relationship between emotional dysregulation (ED) and decision-making skills in young adults (18 to 25 years). It tested the effect of the Stoic Technique of journaling prompts on them. 61 participants were taken for this study with no gender-based gap. Further divided into groups of 6 each; control and experimental groups. The experimental group was involved in a 21-day interventional activity. The study was conducted on a pre-test and post-test basis. The study showed a significant relationship between ED and DM whereas there was no significant effect of the interventional activity on the variables. In the current study; the prompts did not have a significant effect on the sample leaving scope for further research.