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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 2/2015

01-06-2015

The Measure of Verbally Expressed Emotion: Development and Factor Structure of a Scale Designed to Assess Comfort Expressing Feelings to Others

Auteurs: Colleen Jacobson, Ryan M. Hill, Jeremy W. Pettit, Regina Miranda

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 2/2015

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Abstract

Emotional expressiveness, which refers to the extent to which people outwardly display their emotions, is associated with various indices of well-being. This study presents findings on the Measure of Verbally Expressed Emotion (MoVEE), an instrument designed to assess comfort expressing both positive and negative emotions to others. A series of studies is described in this paper: 1) pilot study which included 60 undergraduates (69.4 % female) from a small college, 2) exploratory factor analytic study which included 835 undergraduates (68 % female) from a large university, and 3) confirmatory factor analytic and validity study which included 449 undergraduates (73.3 % female). The initial MoVEE included 57 items assessing comfort expressing seven emotional states; the final MoVEE, supported by both an EFA and a CFA, is a 19-item measure assessing comfort expressing love, happiness, anger, and sadness. Analyses suggest that the MoVEE is a valid measure that may be a useful tool in clinical settings.
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It should be noted that the construct of emotional expressiveness examined in this study is very different than the construct of expressed emotion (EE) that has been of interest in relation to the development and maintenance of schizophrenia and other mental disorders. Expressed emotion refers to the levels of hostility and criticism expressed within a family in which a member suffers from a severe mental illness (Dinemans et al. 2002).
 
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At this phase, two additional items were deleted (one assessing comfort expressing fear, one assessing comfort expressing happiness) due to results of preliminary, exploratory reliability analyses, leaving 43 items on the scale.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Measure of Verbally Expressed Emotion: Development and Factor Structure of a Scale Designed to Assess Comfort Expressing Feelings to Others
Auteurs
Colleen Jacobson
Ryan M. Hill
Jeremy W. Pettit
Regina Miranda
Publicatiedatum
01-06-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9463-9

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