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Masters Thesis | Psychology | Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026 | Pages: 1398 - 1402 | India
The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Neglect and Dysfunctional Metacognition among Young Adults
Abstract: The study aims to investigate the relationship between Childhood Emotional Neglect and Dysfunctional Metacognition among young adults. Childhood emotional neglect is defined as the failure of caregivers to adequately respond to a child's emotional needs, while dysfunctional metacognition refers to maladaptive patterns of thinking about one's own thoughts, including worry, rumination, and poor cognitive regulation. The main goal of this study was to evaluate whether a significant relationship exists between these two psychological constructs. A sample of 300 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 participated in this study using a convenience sampling technique. The study used the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28) and the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) to collect data from each participant. Descriptive analysis and Pearson's product-moment correlation were used to analyze the collected data. The study revealed that the mean score for childhood emotional neglect was 13.58 and that for dysfunctional metacognition was 71.41. Correlation analysis revealed that there was a non-significant negative relationship between childhood emotional neglect and dysfunctional metacognition (r = -.096, p = .096). The results indicate that childhood emotional neglect is not significantly associated with dysfunctional metacognitive processes, suggesting that metacognition may be influenced by multiple interacting psychological and environmental factors rather than a single adverse experience.
Keywords: Childhood Emotional Neglect, Dysfunctional Metacognition, Young Adults, Metacognitive Beliefs
How to Cite?: Jaishree Sisodiya A, Manoj R, Asha K A, "The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Neglect and Dysfunctional Metacognition among Young Adults", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1398-1402, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR26323154453, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR26323154453