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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2020

The psychometric properties of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) in a clinical sample of adults with recurrent depression.

Anna McKinnon, Willem Kuyken, Rachel Hayes, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Peter Watson, Tim Dalgleish, Susanne Schweizer

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna McKinnonCentre for Emotional Health, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia. Electronic address: tim.dalgleish@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.
Willem KuykenMood Disorders Research Centre, Sir Henry Wellcome Building for Mood Disorders Research, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Rachel HayesMood Disorders Research Centre, Sir Henry Wellcome Building for Mood Disorders Research, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Aliza Werner-SeidlerBlack Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Peter WatsonMedical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge United Kingdom.
Tim DalgleishMedical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom; University of Cambridge, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tim.dalgleish@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.
Susanne SchweizerUniversity of Cambridge, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Exeter · GBMacquarie University · AUMedical Research Council · GBUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

Department of Health 08/56/01Medical Research Council MC_U105579212Medical Research Council MC_U105579215Medical Research Council MC_UU_00005/14Wellcome Trust 209127Wellcome Trust 209127/A/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAffective dysregulation is central to depression. However, emotion regulation (ER) tendencies in depression remain poorly understood. It is critical, therefore, to validate measures of habitual ER in clinical populations. The current study aimed to validate the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in a sample of individuals with a history of recurrent depression who are currently in remission.

methodThe CERQ measures ER tendencies with 36 self-report items that are divided into nine subscales. Each subscale is purported to assess one of five adaptive and four maladaptive ER strategies. The CERQ was administered to 476 adults (mean age = 46.76 years; 75% female) that were currently in remission with a history of recurrent depression, who were recruited from primary care settings. We first investigated the CERQ's nine factor structure, internal consistency, convergent and criterion validity.

resultsThe nine-factor structure did not fit the CERQ structure in a sample of individuals with recurrent depression and convergent validity was poor. Instead, a five-factor structure fit the data best and showed acceptable convergent and criterion validity. LIMITATIONS: The generalisability of the findings may be limited due to relative lack of diversity in terms of gender and ethnicity of the sample.

conclusionThese results suggest that the taxonomic structure of the CERQ does not fit emotion regulation patterns in adults with a history of depression. These findings highlight the importance of validating measures in clinical samples.

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DepressionEmotional RegulationAdultCognitionFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConfirmatory factor analysisConstruct ValidityDepressionEmotion regulation

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PMCPMC7613961
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