Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
J Clin Psychol. 2023 Oct;79(10):2351-2363. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23553. Epub 2023 Jun 12.
Emotion regulation is a central construct for the study of mental health in adolescence. Although the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) has been vastly used, several issues remain unanswered (e.g., factor structure/dimensionality). This study aimed to validate the 36-items DERS in a sample of 989 Portuguese community adolescent (460 boys; 529 girls; age ranged from 14 to 18).
A bifactor-ESEM model, comprising a general and six specific factors (nonacceptance; goals; impulses; strategies; clarity; awareness) was explored and considered the best fitting model.
Gender measurement invariance was established. When compared with boys, although differences were small in magnitude, girls presented higher emotion regulation difficulties. Evidence for reliability and construct/temporal validity were found, and significant associations between the DERS and physiological measures of emotion regulation (i.e., Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability) were established.
Findings support the use of the DERS in adolescent samples.
情绪调节是青少年心理健康研究的核心概念。尽管情绪调节困难量表(DERS)已经被广泛应用,但仍存在一些悬而未决的问题(例如,因子结构/维度)。本研究旨在对 989 名葡萄牙社区青少年(460 名男生,529 名女生;年龄范围为 14-18 岁)样本中的 36 项 DERS 进行验证。
探索了双因素-ESEM 模型,包括一个一般因素和六个特定因素(不接受;目标;冲动;策略;清晰度;意识),并认为该模型是最佳拟合模型。
确立了性别测量不变性。与男生相比,尽管差异幅度较小,但女生的情绪调节困难程度更高。研究结果还发现了可靠性和结构/时间有效性的证据,并确定了 DERS 与情绪调节的生理测量(即心率和心率变异性)之间存在显著关联。
研究结果支持在青少年样本中使用 DERS。