Research Article
Measuring Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation: The Emotion Regulation Profile-Revised (ERP-R)
Authors:
- Delphine NelisEmail Delphine Nelis
- Jordi Quoidbach
- Michel Hansenne
- Moïra Mikolajczak
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to validate a new instrument aimed to assess emotion regulation: the Emotion Regulation Profile-Revised (ERP-R). Exploratory factor analyses yielded two theoretically meaningful factors: down-regulation of negative emotions and up-regulation of positive emotions. Internal reliability scores of the two factors were good. Findings showed evidence of convergent/discriminant validity, with ERP-R scores being independent of non verbal reasoning and verbal skills while positively related to emotional intelligence and to relevant personality dimensions. There was also preliminary evidence of criterion validity. ERP-R scores also demonstrated incremental validity to predict a number of criteria over and above emotional intelligence and emotional stability. Overall, the results show a clear 2 factors solution for the ERP-R and high correlations with convergent and divergent scales as well as good criterion and incremental validities.- Year: 2011
- Volume: 51 Issue: 1
- Page/Article: 49-91
- DOI: 10.5334/pb-51-1-49
- Published on 1 Feb 2011
- Peer Reviewed