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This study has been undertaken to investigate the impact of extroversion on learned helplessness among young-adults (18 - 26 years). A non-probability sampling technique was used to collect a sample of 202 young-adults. The Learned Helplessness Scale by Frances Ward (1988) and The Introversion - Extroversion Scale by Greg A. Grove (2001) were administered through a google form and offline mode. The data was analysed quantitatively using correlation and regression using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings suggest that there is a significant difference in the thinking introversion with a mean score of females being higher than males. A significant difference was observed in the emotional introversion of males and females with the scores of males being higher than females. The association of learned helplessness with thinking extroversion was significant and positive. Stepwise linear regression suggested that thinking extroversion explains 6.9% of positive variance in learned helplessness. Thinking extroverts may be more prone to stress and arousal-seeking behaviour, which can lead them to engage in risky or impulsive behaviours that could exacerbate the effects of learned helplessness.