Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ, Gross & John)
PsychologyReliability: Reappraisal alpha 0.79; Suppression alpha 0.733 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item measure of two emotion-regulation strategies: cognitive reappraisal (changing how one thinks about a situation) and expressive suppression (inhibiting the outward expression of emotion).
Sample item(s)
“When I want to feel more positive emotion, I change the way I'm thinking about the situation (reappraisal)”
“I keep my emotions to myself (suppression)”
“I control my emotions by changing the way I think about the situation I'm in (reappraisal)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: Reappraisal alpha 0.79; Suppression alpha 0.73. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (2003): Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 348–362.
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