PARENTAL EMOTIONAL ABUSE, RESILIENCE, AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN PAKISTANI MEDICAL STUDENTS

Abstract

Limited research exists on parental emotional abuse, resilience, expressive suppression, and academic procrastination, especially in Pakistan. This cross-sectional study used purposive sampling to collect data from 18–35-year-old medical students across public and private institutions. Findings showed parental emotional abuse and expressive suppression positively correlated with academic procrastination, while resilience was negatively correlated. Mediation analysis found no significant role for expressive suppression, but resilience significantly moderated the link between emotional abuse and procrastination. The study suggests targeted interventions to improve medical students' well-being