This meta-analytic study was conducted with the aim of quantitative integrating the findings obtained in individual studies that were concerned with determining the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and emotional dysregulation in studies conducted on non-clinical sample and adult population. The studies included in the meta-analysis are quantitative correlational studies in English, published in scientific journals in the last twenty years and whose methodological features correspond to the context of this analysis. The average weighted correlation, expressed by the Pearson correlation coefficient, is .497 and can be characterized as moderate. The obtained results are in line with the expectations and results of other researchers. The obtained results indicate a high heterogeneity and the study is discussed with suggestions for researchers in this field in the direction of continuing research on the relationship between the variables that are the subject of research. Empirical evidence testifies to the fact that problems of emotional regulation occur not only in persons with GAD, but also in panic disorder, social phobia and depression, which opens the door to the investigation of potential mediating relationships or covariates that influence the development of psychopathological symptomatology.
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