Validity evidences for the Emotion Regulation Test

Abstract This study sought evidence of validity based on the internal structure (factorial validity) and its relationship with external variables (psychopathological indicators and personal data) for the Emotional Regulation Test (ERT). This instrument is composed by conflict-related scenarios (vignettes) involving eight basic emotions, and questions about the effectiveness of different ways to deal with the emotional conflict of each scenario. The sample consisted of 289 adults, who answered the ERT via internet. A smaller portion of the sample (N = 191) also responded to the Clinical Dimensional Inventory of Personality - Screening. The study resulted in a two-factor structure related to effective (factor 1) and non-effective (factor 2) strategies to regulate emotions, with good reliability indexes. No significant correlations with psychopathological indicators were found. We recommended the use of the instrument for research purposes.

摘要 本研究旨在为情绪调节测验（Emotional Regulation Test, ERT）获取基于内部结构（结构效度）及其与外部变量（精神病理学指标与个人数据）关联的效度证据。该工具由涉及八种基本情绪的冲突相关情境（vignettes），以及针对各情境中情绪冲突的不同应对方式有效性的问题构成。研究样本包含289名成年人，所有受试者均通过网络完成了ERT的作答。其中子样本（N=191）额外完成了人格临床维度量表-筛查版（Clinical Dimensional Inventory of Personality - Screening）的作答。本研究结果显示，该工具存在两因子结构，分别对应情绪调节的有效策略（因子1）与无效策略（因子2），且具备良好的信度指标。未发现该测验与精神病理学指标存在显著相关性。综上，本研究建议将该工具应用于相关研究工作。