Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ): Evidence of Construct Validity and Internal Consistency

Abstract Gather evidence of construct and convergent validity and internal consistency of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). A total of 441 students, mostly female (54.6%), with a mean age of 16 years (SD = 1.14), answered the ERQ and demographic questions. They were randomly distributed in two databases, which were submitted to exploratory (sample 1) and confirmatory factor analysis (sample 2). The exploratory results indicated a three-factor structure: Cognitive Reappraisal, Redirection of Attentional Focus and Emotional Suppression, which together explained 59.3% of the total variance (α = 0,67; α = 0,63; α = 0,64). For the confirmatory analyses, the following goodness-of-fit indices were found: χ² (24) = 67.02, p <0.001; χ² / df = 2.79, GFI = 0.93; AGFI = 0.88; CFI = 0.88 and RMSEA = 0.08 (IC 90% = 0.064-0.100). Thus, it is concluded that the ERQ possesses satisfactory psychometric indices, being the promising instrument for evaluation of emotion regulation.

摘要：本研究旨在收集情绪调节问卷（Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, ERQ）的结构效度、会聚效度与内部一致性证据。共招募441名学生作为受试者，其中女性占比54.6%，平均年龄为16岁（标准差SD=1.14），所有受试者均完成了ERQ与人口学问卷调查。随后将受试者随机分配至两个子样本数据集，分别用于开展探索性因素分析（对应样本1）与验证性因素分析（对应样本2）。探索性因素分析结果显示，该问卷包含三因子结构：认知重评、注意焦点转移与情绪抑制，三个因子共解释总变异的59.3%，各维度的克朗巴赫α系数分别为0.67、0.63与0.64。验证性因素分析结果显示，各项拟合指标如下：χ²(24)=67.02，p<0.001；χ²/df=2.79，拟合优度指数GFI=0.93，调整拟合优度指数AGFI=0.88，比较拟合指数CFI=0.88，近似误差均方根RMSEA=0.08（90%置信区间为0.064~0.100）。综上，本研究表明ERQ具备良好的心理测量学指标，是一款颇具应用前景的情绪调节评估工具。