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Gian Vittorio Caprara¹, Laura Di Giunta, Nancy Eisenberg

¹Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. gianvittorio.caprara@uniroma1.it

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The Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy (RESE) scale shows similar structure across Italy, US, and Bolivia. It effectively measures positive affect and two negative affects: despondency-distress and anger-irritation.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Social Psychology
Emotional Regulation

Background:

Emotional self-efficacy is crucial for well-being and social functioning.
The Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy (RESE) scale assesses managing negative and expressing positive affect.
Cross-cultural validation is essential for psychological measures.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the factorial structure of the RESE scale in young adults across Italy, the United States, and Bolivia.
To investigate the metric and scalar invariance of the RESE scale across gender and countries.
To assess the discriminant and convergent validity of the RESE scale in an Italian sample.

Main Methods:

Factor analysis was used to determine the factorial structure of the RESE scale.
Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was employed to test for metric and scalar invariance.
Correlations were calculated to examine the convergent and discriminant validity of the RESE scale.

Main Results:

The factorial structure of the RESE scale was similar across Italy, the United States, and Bolivia.
A second-order factor for negative affect (NEG) emerged, comprising despondency-distress (DES) and anger-irritation (ANG).
Partial metric and scalar invariance was observed across gender and countries. POS, ANG, and DES showed expected associations with prosocial behavior, aggression, irritability, anxiety, depression, shyness, and self-esteem.

Conclusions:

The RESE scale demonstrates cross-cultural validity and reliability in assessing emotional self-efficacy.
The findings support the multi-dimensional nature of negative emotional self-efficacy.
The RESE scale is a valuable tool for research on emotional regulation and its correlates in diverse populations.