A comparative study of the components of difficulties in emotional regulation in philanthropists people and ordinary people

The aim of this study is to compare components of difficulties in emotion regulation scale in philanthropists people group and ordinary people group. The sample included 30 people who have active participate in charities of shiraz city and 30 ordinary people that 2groups matched with each other. Difficulties in emotional regulation scale was used for this study. Data were analyzed by MANOVA. The results showed that philanthropists people take lower scores than ordinary people in 4 components of Non acceptance of emotion responses, Difficulties engaging in Goal-Directed Behaviour, Impulsive control difficulties and Limited Access to Emotion Regulation Strategies. Also there wasn’t the significant difference in components of Lack of Emotional clarity and Lack of Emotional Awareness in two groups. According to results, the people who participate in altruism activities become able to regulate their emotion better than ordinary people.