scholarly journals Confirmatory validation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale‐Positive

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1267-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole H. Weiss ◽  
Angela G. Darosh ◽  
Ateka A. Contractor ◽  
Melissa M. Schick ◽  
Katherine L. Dixon‐Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Maciel Cancian ◽  
Lucas André Schuster de Souza ◽  
Victória Helena Pesenti e Silva ◽  
Wagner de Lara Machado ◽  
Margareth da Silva Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Future Research ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation

Abstract Introduction: Emotion regulation can be defined as the process by which individuals manage their emotional experience. It has been demonstrated that deficits in this ability are associated with various psychiatric disorders. In this direction, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) was developed to measure difficulties in emotion regulation. Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the DERS. Method: A total of 377 individuals from the general population, selected by convenience, completed a sociodemographic form, the adapted Brazilian Portuguese DERS and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Factor structure, reliability, and concurrent validity of the adapted version of the instrument were investigated. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis replicated the six-factor structure originally proposed for the instrument and confirmed the acceptability of a hierarchical model where all DERS subscales loaded on a general emotion dysregulation factor. Internal consistency indicators had adequate values for the general factor and subscales. The positive association between DERS and DASS-21 scores supports the instrument's concurrent validity. Conclusion: These results suggest that the Brazilian version of the DERS is reliable both as a general measure of difficulties in emotion regulation and as a measure of the constituents of this construct. Future research should investigate the psychometric properties of the scale in clinical and nonclinical populations, with equal gender proportions and diverse backgrounds, and preferably employing longitudinal designs.

Measurement Invariance of Three Brief Emotion Regulation Questionnaires in People With and Without a History of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 835-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Kiekens ◽  
Penelope Hasking ◽  
Mark Boyes
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Statistical Inferences ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
History Of

Abstract. In this study, we investigated the factor structure and measurement invariance of three brief emotion regulation questionnaires in samples of young adults (17–30 years) with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI; n = 705–836). Results revealed configural, full metric, and full scalar invariance for the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Short Form (DERS-SF) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire – Short (CERQ-S). In addition, the CERQ-S also showed full residual error invariance. In contrast, the proposed factor structure of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) was not confirmed in either sample. Further, we observed that some items function differently for people who self-injure and people who do not, which could result in artificial differences being reported in use of cognitive reappraisal. While the current findings offer confidence that observed differences using the DERS-SF and CERQ-S reflect reliable discrepancies in emotion regulation processes between people who self-injure and do not, the validity of statistical inferences using the ERQ could not be ensured and need further psychometric evaluation.

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