Reliability and Validity Indicators of Berkeley Expressivity Questionaire in The Context of Culture and Gender

Abstract

ÖZETAmaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Gross ve John (1995) The purpose of the present study was to investigate reliability and validity indicators of the BEQ in our culture. Method:The sample composed of 213 (115 women) people whose average of age 35. The people were voluntered for the study and lived within the borders of Izmir. The validity indicators of the questionaire were investigated through explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses, gender differences between the scores and correlational analyses on Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Anyway, the realibility indicators of the questionaire were explored by internal consistency coefficient and test re-test reliability.Results: Confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses revealed a three factor model explaining % 48 of the total variance. These factors were named as emotional expressivity, impulse strength and masking. The results showed a positive correlation between the DERS and the total BEQ scores, which were congruent with theoretical expectations. It was found that the women had higher scores in the BEQ, emotional expressivity and impulse strength subscales while the men had higher scores than women in the masking subscale, meaning the women might be more emotionally expressive and the intensity of their emotional experience were higher than men. In addition, the Cronbach's alpha value was .81 and test re-test values were .78 for the total BEQ. Conclusion:Based on these results it was concluded that The Turkish version of the BEQ has sufficiently high reliability and validity to justify its use as a tool in emotion expression studies.

Emotion expressivity in the Dutch: Validation of the Dutch translation of the Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire.

“…Like in other studies, the values for the total scale score were larger than for the subscale scores (Dobbs et al, 2007). Test–retest correlations were substantially higher than in previous validation studies (Gross & John, 1995; Lin et al, 2016; Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017), and intercorrelations between BEQ facets concurred with prior studies (Gross & John, 1995; Gross & John, 1997).…”

“…Women in general show increased emotional expressivity for positive emotions, internalizing negative emotions, and impulse strength (Gross & John, 1995, 1997). Previous validation studies concur with these findings (Lin et al, 2016; Mohiyeddini et al, 2008; Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017). Sex is therefore thought to play a diverging role.…”

“…Whereas positive and negative expressivity indicate the extent of expression of positively/negatively valenced emotions, expression intensity represents individual differences in the strength of emotional response tendencies (Gross & John, 1995). Only a few BEQ translations have been validated (Lin, Soi-Kawase, Narita-Ohtaki, Itoh, & Kim, 2016; Mohiyeddini, John, & Gross, 2008; Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017). These studies have shown some differences in factor structure (Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017) but generally confirmed converging and diverging associations with behavioral control, affective response tendencies, and emotion regulation strategies.…”

“…Only a few BEQ translations have been validated (Lin, Soi-Kawase, Narita-Ohtaki, Itoh, & Kim, 2016; Mohiyeddini, John, & Gross, 2008; Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017). These studies have shown some differences in factor structure (Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017) but generally confirmed converging and diverging associations with behavioral control, affective response tendencies, and emotion regulation strategies.…”

“…The expression of emotion may be reduced by emotion regulation, especially by expressive suppression, and to a lesser extent by reappraisal (Egloff, Schmukle, Burns, & Schwerdtfeger, 2006; Gross, 1998; Gross & Levenson, 1993). Conversely, problematic emotion regulation strategies have also been related to increased expression of emotion (Tunay Akan & Barışkın, 2017).…”