This paper a proposes an integrative conceptualization of emotion regulation as involving not just the modulation of emotional arousal, but also the awareness. The following measures were administered pre and posttreatment to assess outcome. Higher ders scores indicate greater emotion regulation difficulties. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. More specifically, the primary goal of this study is to assess. Difficulties in emotion regulation scale the national. The ders proved to be an adequate measure of clinically relevant dimensions of emotional dysregulation in chronic pain patients. A transdiagnostic approach to examining the incremental. Measures difficulties in emotion regulation scaleshort form. The difficulties in emotion regulation scalepositive ders positive. Valant difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. This is a 2item scale, adapted from the original difficulties in emotion. Participants were 3 undergraduate samples n 840, 78. Validation of a brief version of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders 18 in five samples.
Factor structure and measurement invariance of the dif. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders is one of the tests used most frequently to assess the difficulties in emotion regulation in the adult population. Factor structure and initial validation of a multidimensional measure of difficulties in the regulation of positive emotions. The ders is a 36item selfreport measure scored on a 5point likerttype scale. Gratz and roemers 2004 focus on general difficulties in responding to negative emotions implies that the ders measures relatively stable individual differences in emotion regulation, and in fact, gratz and roemer 2004 found that ders total scores showed strong stability over a. The deviation ders score a visitlevel variable was computed for each visit and was the difference between the ders score at each visit and the subjectspecific mean ders score. The ders has six subscales with five to eight items each 36 total, suggesting multiple questions may assess similar underlying constructs.
Measure description original article awareness measures. Moreover, suggesting its potential utility for adolescents, the ders is based on a conceptual definition of er influenced most directly by. The authors also claimed that it was necessary to examine the. If you wish to score the ders using statistical software, such as spss, you can use the code. Pdf multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation. Factor structure and initial validation of a multidimensional. Emotion regulation scale multidimensional assessment of.
In addition, the ders has shown good correspondence with biological measures of emotion dysregulation, such as respiratory sinus arrhythmia crowell et al. The ders is a 36item selfreport questionnaire originally comprising. Thirtyseven adults diagnosed with gad and 37 controls all age 60 or older completed the gadqiv, ders, and other measures of anxiety and depression. Extending research on the utility of an adjunctive emotion. This scale includes 4 items adapted from the original difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. One measure, the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. Respondents indicate the frequency with which statements such as i am clear about my feelings apply to themselves. Impulsivity dimensions, emotion dysregulation, and. The italian version of the ders was applied to 190 adults, and in addition, a subgroup 81 adults compiled a series of parallel tests. The ders was developed to capture clinically relevant problems i. Here,we introduce the ders f and the results of its initial validation in healthy adults. Psychometric properties of turkish version of difficulties. Both measures were assessed for internal consistency reliability, construct. Arbeitsgruppe gibt empfehlungen zum gerinnungsmanagement bei.
Gratz and roemer 2004 found that a sixfactor correlated trait model. Contemporary theorists have suggested that impulsivity and emotion dysregulation are two of the core features of bpd. Recently, the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, 26. Multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation and dysregulation. Development and validation of a brief version of the. A revised measure of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance. The present study aimed to elucidate the factor structure of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. Measures of deliberate selfharm and other selfdestructive behaviors.
The s ders is a 21item statebased multidimensional selfreport measure designed to assess emotion dysregulation using gratz and roemers 2004 proposed model. Construct validity of the difficulties in emotion regulation. Given recent attention to emotion regulation as a potentially unifying function of diverse symptom presentations, there is a need for comprehensive measures that adequately assess difficulties in emotion regulation among adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between borderline personality disorder bpd features, impulsivity, and emotion dysregulation in. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale short form. Development, factor structure, and initial validation of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale. Difficulties in emotion regulation scale the national child. Further, the ders 16 showed minimal differences in its convergent and discriminant validity with relevant measures when compared to the original ders. Development and validation of a statebased measure of. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale short form ders. View assessment measures that have been identified for issues including anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder bpd to name a few. Brief symptom inventory bsi the bsi is a 53item self.
Consistent with other measures of emotion regulation difficulties cyders et al. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested a similar factor structure in the adolescent sample of the. Measurement of emotion dysregulation in adolescents. Pdf research suggests that difficulties in emotion regulation are an important correlate of nonsuicidal selfinjury nssi in adults. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders is a well validated and widely used selfreport measure for assessing emotion regulation problems among adolescents and adults.
Ders is the most comprehensive measure of emotion dysregulation to date, but the spanish version has not been validated in adolescents. A factor analytic evaluation of the difficulties in. Emotion dysregulation as a mechanism linking child. Gratz and roemer 2004 is one of the most widely used selfreport measures of emotion regulation deficits. A modified version of the ders m ders was developed to address psychometric limitations of the original measure bardeen et al. The authors explored the utility of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders in assessing adolescents emotion regulation. A community sample of 642 spanish adolescents aged 1218 responded to the ders.
Preliminary findings suggest that the ders has high internal consistency, good. In conclusion, the ders 16 offers a valid and brief method for the assessment of overall emotion regulation difficulties. Factor analysis suggested a sixfactor solution, and strict measurement invariance across sex was achieved. However, few measures assessing emotion regulation exist for youth. It is a 36item selfreport questionnaire with six subscales, including nonacceptance of negative emotional responses, difficulties engaging in goal. Pdf development and validation of a brief version of the. Differential associations between childhood emotional abuse. Accordingly, the ders encompasses various aspects of er, including nonacceptance of emotional responses nonacceptance, difficulties engaging in goal directed behavior goals, impulse. Interpersonal functioning and emotion in borderline personality couples description. The ders is a 36item selfreport questionnaire measuring six domains of emotion regulation difficulties including nonacceptance of negative emotions. Nonacceptance of emotional responses nonacceptance 2.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between borderline personality disorder bpd features, impulsivity, and emotion dysregulation in adolescence. The role of emotion regulation in deliberate self harm among. The role of emotion regulation in deliberate self harm. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders is a widely used selfreport measure of subjective emotion ability, as defined by a prominent clinically derived model of emotion regulation gratz and roemer, 2004. Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, 26, 4154. Factor structure and initial validation of a multidimensional measure. Based on this model, gratz and roemer 2004 developed the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders to map onto and assess their model of er. Fap intimacy scale fapis measures the degree of intimacy within a specific. The city of graz implements many measures for waste prevention in its fields of activity at present.
Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, in press. Gratz, department of psychiatry and human behavior, university of mississippi medical center, 2500 north state street, jackson, ms 39216, usa. Gratz, 2001 is a 17item selfreport questionnaire that assesses various aspects of dsh including its frequency over speci. The difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders is a widelyused, theoreticallydriven, and psychometricallysound selfreport measure of emotion regulation difficulties. Internal consistency in the current sample was good for the overall scale.
Emotion dysregulation as a mechanism linking child maltreatment exposure and selfharm behaviors in adolescents. This paper a proposes an integrative conceptualization of emotion. Although the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders is a multidimensional measur. N 870 completed the ders and measures of externalizing and internalizing problems. Measure description original article awareness measures six. David klonsky stony brook university the construct of emotion dysregulation increasingly has been used to explain diverse psychopathologies across the lifespan. Professor kim gratz one of the developers of ders, the turkish ders 16 was then finalized. Brief multidimensional spiritual experiences scale measures a persons perception of the transcendent god, the divine in daily life and his or her perception of his or her interaction with or.
Gratz and roemer, 2004 in medical sample with persistent pain. Difficulties in emotion regulation in treatmentseeking. Using the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire erq. Measurement of emotion dysregulation in adolescents anna weinberg and e. Although the ders is often used in treatment and research settings for adults with emotional i. Journal of social and personal relationships, 22, 5, 629651. In their initial measure development article, gratz and roemer 2004 hypothesized that a fourfactor lowerorder model would provide the best. Originally developed for use with adults, the ders was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of clinically relevant er dif.
Given the lack of such an instrument in the french language, the aim of the present research was to develop and examine the structure and consistency of a frenchversionoftheders,namedthedersf. Cronbachs alpha for the ders in the present study was 0. Psychometric properties of the brazilian version of the. One promising measure for the comprehensive assessment of er difficulties is the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. Multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation and. Measures compassionate or altruistic love for different targets e. Gratz, 2002 is a 15item selfreport measure developed to assess clinically relevant difficulties in the regulation of positive emotions. Impulsivity dimensions, emotion dysregulation, and borderline. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis did not confirm the original structure, while. Originally developed for use with adults, the ders was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of clinically relevant er difficulties across multiple domains. The ders is a brief, 36item, selfreport questionnaire designed to assess multiple aspects of emotion dysregulation.
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