Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology
VOL 15 NO 2 JUNE 2026

Emotion Regulation and Resilience as Predictors of Learning Motivation among Post-Flood University Students

Firmawati (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mahakarya Aceh)
Nur Sa’adah (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mahakarya Aceh)
Ikhwani (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mahakarya Aceh)
Riska Rahmadani (Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Mahakarya Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2026

Abstract

Flooding in Bireuen Regency, Aceh (November 2025) disrupted the campus of Universitas Muhammadiyah Mahakarya Aceh (UMMAH), a university fewer than four years old. This study examined whether cognitive reappraisal, expressive suppression, and resilience predicted academic motivation approximately one month after the flood. Using a correlational-predictive design, data were collected from 117 UMMAH students with confirmed flood exposure (response rate: 75.0%) via the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). Simple regression confirmed all three predictors were individually significant. Multiple regression revealed that cognitive reappraisal (β = .36, EC = 20.9%) and resilience (β = .49, EC = 31.8%) were significant unique predictors, while expressive suppression contributed no unique variance (β = .07, p = .350). Together, the three variables explained 54.1% of variance in post-flood academic motivation (R² = .541). Findings supported targeted reappraisal and resilience-building programmes in disaster-affected universities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Psychology

Publisher

Subject

Education Public Health

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