Research Article

Measuring Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation: The Emotion Regulation Profile-Revised (ERP-R)

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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