The present study aims to assess the child abuse and emotion regulation among orphan and non-orphan school adolescents residing in Jammu city. A purposive sample of 200 school going adolescents (100 from orphan schools and 100 from non-orphan schools) from Jammu, with an age range of 13-16 years was collected. Consent from guardians and assent from adolescents were taken. In conclusion, study demonstrated that the emotion regulation of orphan and non