TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Validation of a Brief Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
T2 - The DERS-16
AU - Bjureberg, Johan
AU - Ljótsson, Brjánn
AU - Tull, Matthew T.
AU - Hedman, Erik
AU - Sahlin, Hanna
AU - Lundh, Lars Gunnar
AU - Bjärehed, Jonas
AU - DiLillo, David
AU - Messman-Moore, Terri
AU - Gumpert, Clara Hellner
AU - Gratz, Kim L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant R01 HD062226, awarded to the eighth author (DD). Additional funding was provided by the Stockholm County Council (ALF project; grant number: 20140428) and the Fredrik och Ingrid Thurings stiftelse.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Assessment
KW - Emotion regulation
KW - Experiential avoidance
KW - Self-report measure
KW - Short version
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U2 - 10.1007/s10862-015-9514-x
DO - 10.1007/s10862-015-9514-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 27239096
AN - SCOPUS:84941670916
VL - 38
SP - 284
EP - 296
JO - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
JF - Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
SN - 0882-2689
IS - 2
ER -