The Emotional Dysregulation Questionnaire: Development and comparative analysis
ConclusionsResults suggest the EDQ possesses several advantages relative to the DERS, allowing for a more comprehensive and accurate assessment of emotional dysregulation.Practitioner points
Emotional dysregulation is a common component of many psychological disorders.
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale is one of the primary self ‐report measures used to asses these difficulties, however, concerns exist that it may not comprehensively assess the construct of emotional dysregulation.
A new self‐report measure of comparable length, the Emotional Dysregulation Questionnaire has been developed, with this new measure possess ing several advantages relative to the DERS with regard to the assessment of emotional dysregulation.
The use of this measure in clinical practice may more accurately identify the emotion regulation deficits present in clients.
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Duncan Gill,
Wayne Warburton,
Naomi Sweller,
Ken Beath,
Peter Humburg Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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