ArticlePsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2022
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form (DERS-SF): psychometric properties and invariance between genders.
Article in Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05766592 (Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Affirmative Family and Individual Psychotherapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults and Their Nonaccepting Parents
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Psychometric Properties of the Bangla Version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF): A Cross-Sectional Study on University Students.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Norwegian Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale in a Multi-Site Sample of Patients With Personality Disorders and Personality Problems.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Development of Interactional Synchrony: Examining the Role of Maternal Emotion Dysregulation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and Behavioral Correlates of HIV Serostatus Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Version of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Ways of Coping Checklist (DBT-WCCL).Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Emotion dysregulation and parent emotion socialization in mothers with and without borderline pathology.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Validation of a French version of the DERS-SF and creation of a super short form (DERS-F SSF) for measuring emotion regulation difficulties.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Men's impulsivity underpins gender differences in aggressive behaviour.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences and Emotional Regulation Difficulties in a Sample of Incarcerated Men.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Emotion Dysregulation and Parent Emotion Socialization in Mothers with Borderline Pathology.Research square · 2025Article
- A Screening Measure of Emotion Regulation Difficulties: Polish Norms and Psychometrics of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-8 (DERS-8).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factor structures and psychometric properties of three brief versions of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale in the Korean population.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The Associations Between Attachment Insecurity and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder or Problematic Pornography Use: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Latent profiles of emotion regulation among university students: links to repetitive negative thinking, internet addiction, and subjective wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The impact of imprisonment on individuals' mental health and society reintegration: study protocol.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Correction: The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form (DERS-SF): psychometric properties and invariance between genders.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2022Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe understanding of how individuals manage their emotional experiences has flourished dramatically over the last decades, including assessing of emotion (dys)regulation. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a well-validated and extensively used self-report instrument for emotion regulation problems. Despite the wide use of DERS in both clinical and research settings, its length potentially increases fatigue and frustration in respondents and limits its inclusion in brief research protocols. Consequently, a short-form version of the DERS (DERS-SF) was developed, which requires cross-cultural adaptations and the study of its reliability and validity.
objectivesIn order to address this issue, this study aimed to analyze the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of DERS-SF and examine the DERS-SF factor structure invariance between men and women.
methodsThe sample comprised 646 participants aged between 18 and 66 years (M = 29.93, SD = 11.71).
resultsThe correlated six-factor structure of the original version has an acceptable fit, good reliability, and convergent validity. Our results also suggested the invariance of the factor structure of the DERS-SF across genders.
conclusionThe DERS-SF has good psychometric properties, and it may be useful for future research and clinical work to use this six-factor brief version and improve emotion regulation assessment.
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