Evidences of Validity of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - DERS

Abstract Emotional regulation is a recent construct with few adapted instruments in Brazil capable of measuring it. This study aimed to find evidences of content validity, internal consistency and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) for the Brazilian context. The parti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Paidéia cadernos de Psicologia e Educação 2020, Vol.30
Hauptverfasser: Machado, Bruna Mattos, Gurgel, Léia Gonçalves, Boeckel, Mariana Gonçalves, Reppold, Caroline Tozzi
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Emotional regulation is a recent construct with few adapted instruments in Brazil capable of measuring it. This study aimed to find evidences of content validity, internal consistency and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) for the Brazilian context. The participants were 402 adults (78.1% women) aged between 18 to 71 years, of which 86.8% resided in Rio Grande do Sul. We revised an adaptation of the referred instrument to facilitate the understanding of the items. In order to test the most appropriate structure to the Brazilian context, we performed a confirmatory factor analysis, comparing the original instrument structure to that validated to Portuguese. The results showed that DERS had good psychometric properties, exhibiting validity and reliability for the Brazilian sample. The factorial structure was equivalent to the original version, containing six dimensions. Resumen La regulación emocional es una construcción reciente y hay pocos instrumentos adaptados en Brasil capaces de medirla. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo encontrar evidencia de validez de contenido, consistencia interna y confiabilidad de la Escala de Dificultades en la Regulación Emocional (DERS) para el contexto brasileño. Los participantes fueron 402 adultos (78.1% mujeres), con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 71 años, siendo el 86.8% residentes de Rio Grande do Sul. Para ello, se revisó una adaptación del instrumento para facilitar la comprensión de los ítems. Para probar la estructura más apropiada para el contexto brasileño, se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, comparando la estructura del instrumento original con otro validado para el contexto portugués. Los resultados mostraron que la DERS tenía buenas propiedades psicométricas, con evidencia de validez y confiabilidad del instrumento para la muestra brasileña. La estructura factorial era equivalente a la de la versión original, con seis dimensiones. Resumo A regulação emocional é um construto recente com poucos instrumentos adaptados no Brasil capazes de mensurá-la. Este estudo teve por objetivo buscar evidências de validade de conteúdo, consistência interna e fidedignidade da Escala de Dificuldades de Regulação Emocional (DERS) para o contexto brasileiro. Os participantes foram 402 adultos (78,1% mulheres), com idade entre 18 e 71 anos, sendo 86,8% residentes do Rio Grande do Sul. Para isso, revisou-se uma adaptação do referido instrumento com a finalidade de facilitar a compree
ISSN:0103-863X
1982-4327
1982-4327
DOI:10.1590/1982-4327e3017