RESUMO
Background: The purpose of the research is to understand the relationship between family environment and self- regulation in young adults (20-25 years). Methodology: A sample of 100 young adults participated in the study. Family environment scale and Self- regulation scale was used to measure the variables. Results: The result indicated that there is significant relationship between cohesion and competitive framework, moral orientation and recreational orientation, organization and expression, organization, and moral orientation at 0.01 level. There was significant relationship between independence and expression, independence, and organization at 0.05 level. Self-regulation had correlation with competitive framework at 0.05 level and self-regulation also had correlation with cohesion at 0.01 level. Conclusion: To increase self-regulation family should promote more recreational orientation, that is, the extent of participation in social, recreational political intellectual and cultural activities by the family members