Development and Validation of a Brief Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: The DERS-16
By J. Bjureberg, B. Ljótsson, Matthew T. Tull, Erik Hedman, Hanna Sahlin, L. Lundh, Jonas Bjärehed, D. DiLillo, Terri L. Messman-Moore, C. Gumpert and 1 more. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 2015
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The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a widely-used, theoretically-driven, and psychometrically-sound self-report measure of emotion regulation difficulties. However, at 36-items, the DERS may be challenging to administer in some situations or settings (e.g., in the course of patient care or large-scale epidemiological studies). Consequently, there is a need for a briefer version of the DERS. The goal of the present studies was to develop and evaluate a 16-item version of the DERS – the DERS-16. The reliability and validity of the DERS-16 were examined in a clinical sample (N = 96) and two large community samples (Ns = 102 and 482). The validity of the DERS-16 was evaluated comparing the relative strength of the association of the two versions of the DERS with measures of emotion regulation and related constructs, psychopathology, and clinically-relevant behaviors theorized to stem from emotion regulation deficits. Results demonstrate that the DERS-16 has retained excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and good convergent and discriminant validity. Further, the DERS-16 showed minimal differences in its convergent and discriminant validity with relevant measures when compared to the original DERS. In conclusion, the DERS-16 offers a valid and brief method for the assessment of overall emotion regulation difficulties.
Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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- A Measure of Nature Connectedness for Children and Adults: Validation, Performance, and Insights (2019, methodology): “- The 16-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS; [51]) was used to indicate ease of affect regulation.”
- Psychometric Properties of Turkish Version of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Brief Form (DERS-16) (2017, methodology): “Consistent with the findings of the original study (Bjureberg et al. 2016) and those of another (Miguel et al.”