Measures of emotion regulation: Convergence and psychometric properties of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and emotion regulation questionnaire

Sörman, Karolina; Garke, Maria; Isacsson, Nils Hentati; Jangard, Simon; Bjureberg, Johan; Hellner, Clara; Sinha, Rajita; Jayaram‐Lindström, Nitya

doi:10.1002/jclp.23206

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“…The DERS is a widely used tool that demonstrates good psychometric properties in different settings and cultures. 40 , 41 In the present study, Cronbach’s α was 0.93.…”

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The Interplay Between Problematic Online Pornography Use, Psychological Stress, Emotion Dysregulation and Insomnia Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis

Musetti¹,

Gori²,

Alessandra³

et al. 2022

NSS

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Purpose Although a link between problematic online pornographic use (POPU) and insomnia symptoms has been established, psychological and psychopathological mechanisms underlying this relationship are still not clear. Psychological stress and emotion dysregulation have been pointed out as relevant in the development and maintenance of insomnia. This study aims to explore the associations between POPU, psychological stress, emotion dysregulation and insomnia symptoms and to understand the mediating role of psychological stress and emotion dysregulation in the relationship between POPU and insomnia symptoms. Participants and Methods A sample of 776 Italian adults aged 19–48 years (51.4% female; M age = 28.49; SD = 7.33) completed questionnaires regarding demographics, COVID-19-related variables, POPU, psychological stress, emotion dysregulation, and insomnia symptoms. Results After controlling for demographic covariates and COVID-19-related variables, multiple mediation model showed that higher psychological stress and emotion dysregulation fully mediated the link between POPU and insomnia. Conclusion The findings underscore the significance of the negative consequences of POPU and underline the importance of working on this and its effects on psychological stress and emotion dysregulation to limit insomnia.

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“…The DERS is a widely used tool that demonstrates good psychometric properties in different settings and cultures. 40 , 41 In the present study, Cronbach’s α was 0.93.…”

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confidence: 45%

The Interplay Between Problematic Online Pornography Use, Psychological Stress, Emotion Dysregulation and Insomnia Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis

Musetti¹,

Gori²,

Alessandra³

et al. 2022

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“…ER has been more narrowly operationalized in two different ways in research: as a person's general (in)ability to recognize emotions and resist maladaptive emotion‐driven impulses (i.e., broad ER difficulties), or as use of specific strategies that are typically more or less adaptive to manage emotions (i.e., ER strategy use) (Tull & Aldao, 2015). While broad ER difficulties and use of specific ER strategies are conceptually related, correlations between them are small‐to‐moderate (e.g., r s = .12–.36; Sörman et al, 2021; Westerlund & Santtila, 2018), suggesting they are distinct. Both broad ER difficulties and greater use of maladaptive ER strategies (e.g., rumination, self‐criticism) are consistently associated with BE and EE in between‐person studies (i.e., studies that compare individuals who differ in ER on average; Aldao et al, 2010; Brockmeyer et al, 2014; Kenny et al, 2017; Prefit et al, 2019; Whiteside et al, 2007).…”

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A daily diary study of emotion regulation as a moderator of negative affect‐binge eating associations

Mikhail

Fowler

Burt

et al. 2022

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Background: While negative affect (NA) typically increases risk for binge eating, the ultimate impact of NA may depend on a person's ability to regulate their emotions. In this daily, longitudinal study, we examined whether emotion regulation (ER) modified the strength of NA-dysregulated eating associations.Methods: Women (N = 311) from the Michigan State University Twin Registry first reported dimensional binge eating symptoms and broad ER difficulties (e.g., limited emotional awareness, difficulty controlling emotional impulses). Participants then rated use of adaptive (cognitive reappraisal, social sharing, situation modification, and acceptance) and maladaptive (rumination, expressive suppression, and self-criticism) ER strategies, emotional eating (EE), objective binge eating (OBE), and NA once daily for 49 consecutive days.Results: There were several main effects of ER on binge-eating pathology in both between-person (i.e., comparing women who differed on average) and within-person (i.e., examining fluctuations in variables day-to-day) analyses.Between-person, greater broad ER difficulties, greater maladaptive strategy use, and lower adaptive strategy use were all associated with greater bingeeating pathology. Within-person, greater maladaptive strategy use was associated with greater odds of OBE on that day and on the following day. However, neither broad ER difficulties nor use of specific strategies moderated associations between NA and dysregulated eating in between-or withinperson analyses.Conclusions: While ER is independently associated with risk for dysregulated eating, it may not fully mitigate the impact of NA. Additional strategies (e.g., decreasing environmental stressors and increasing social support) may be needed to minimize NA and its impact on dysregulated eating.Public Significance: Negative affect (NA; e.g., sadness, guilt) increases dysregulated eating risk. Because NA is sometimes unavoidable, we examined whether emotion regulation (ER; i.e., how a person responds to their emotions) might impact whether NA leads to dysregulated eating. Although more effective ER was associated with less

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“…Scores ranged from 4 to 28, with higher scores representing higher habitual use of suppression. The ERQ-SUP has been validated and shown to have criterion validity [ 24 ] and internal consistency (α=.76-.96) [ 25 ].…”

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Willingness to Use Internet-Based Versus Bibliotherapy Interventions in a Representative US Sample: Cross-sectional Survey Study

Jesús-Romero¹,

Wasil²,

Lorenzo‐Luaces³

2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background Self-help interventions have the potential to increase access to evidence-based mental health care. Self-help can be delivered via different formats, including print media or digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). However, we do not know which delivery format is more likely to result in higher engagement. Objective The aims of this study were to identify if there is a preference for engaging in print media versus DMHIs and whether there are individual differences in relative preferences. Methods Participants were 423 adults between the ages of 18 and 82 years (201/423, 47.5% female) recruited on Prolific as a nationally representative sample of the US population, including non-Hispanic White (293/423, 69.2%), non-Hispanic Black (52/423, 12%), Asian (31/423, 7%), Hispanic (25/423, 6%), and other individuals (22/423, 5%). We provided individuals with psychoeducation in different self-help formats and measured their willingness to use print media versus DMHIs. We also assessed participants’ demographics, personality, and perception of each format’s availability and helpfulness and used these to predict individual differences in the relative preferences. Results Participants reported being more willing to engage with print media than with DMHIs (B=0.41, SE 0.08; t422=4.91; P<.001; d=0.24, 95% CI 0.05-0.43). This preference appeared to be influenced by education level (B=0.22, SE 0.09; t413=2.41; P=.02; d=0.13, 95% CI –0.06 to 0.32), perceived helpfulness (B=0.78, SE 0.06; t411=13.66; P<.001; d=0.46, 95% CI 0.27-0.66), and perceived availability (B=0.20, SE 0.58; t411=3.25; P=.001; d=0.12, 95% CI 0.07-0.30) of the self-help format. Conclusions This study suggests an overall preference for print media over DMHIs. Future work should investigate whether receiving mental health treatment via participants’ preferred delivery format can lead to higher engagement.

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Measures of emotion regulation: Convergence and psychometric properties of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and emotion regulation questionnaire

Cited by 41 publications

References 43 publications

The Interplay Between Problematic Online Pornography Use, Psychological Stress, Emotion Dysregulation and Insomnia Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis

The Interplay Between Problematic Online Pornography Use, Psychological Stress, Emotion Dysregulation and Insomnia Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis

A daily diary study of emotion regulation as a moderator of negative affect‐binge eating associations

Willingness to Use Internet-Based Versus Bibliotherapy Interventions in a Representative US Sample: Cross-sectional Survey Study

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