Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
PsychologyReliability: alpha 0.933 sample items
About this scale
A 36-item measure of difficulties in emotion regulation across six subscales: nonacceptance, goals, impulse, awareness, strategies, and clarity.
Sample item(s)
“I have difficulty making sense out of my feelings (clarity)”
“When I'm upset, I have difficulty getting work done (goals)”
“When I'm upset, I have difficulty controlling my behaviors (impulse)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.93. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
DERS-16 short form (Bjureberg et al. 2016) is widely used.
Source & citation
Gratz, K. L., & Roemer, L. (2004): Multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation and dysregulation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 41–54.
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