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The Affective Style Questionnaire: Development and Psychometric Properties.

Stefan G Hofmann¹, Todd B Kashdan

¹Boston University.

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

|May 25, 2010

Summary

This study developed the Affective Style Questionnaire to measure emotion regulation tendencies. The 20-item measure assesses three styles: concealing, adjusting, and tolerating emotions, aiding in understanding individual differences in emotional responses.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Affective Science
Individual Differences

Background:

Affective style, a key individual difference, influences emotion regulation strategies.
Existing research identifies three primary emotion regulation approaches: suppression, adjustment, and tolerance.
Developing a reliable measure for these distinct affective styles is crucial for advancing emotion research.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a brief self-report questionnaire assessing individual differences in affective styles.
To identify and operationalize distinct strategies for emotion regulation: concealing, adjusting, and tolerating emotions.
To provide a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring affective styles in research and clinical settings.

Main Methods:

Two studies involving large independent samples (N = 434 and N = 495) were conducted.
Item pool reduction via factor analysis identified three core subscales: Concealing, Adjusting, and Tolerating.
Psychometric properties, including internal consistency and construct validity, were evaluated through correlational analyses with existing measures.

Main Results:

A 20-item Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ) was developed, comprising Concealing (8 items), Adjusting (7 items), and Tolerating (5 items) subscales.
The ASQ demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and a robust three-factor structure, replicated across both samples.
Each subscale exhibited distinct patterns of correlations with related psychological constructs, supporting discriminant validity.

Conclusions:

The Affective Style Questionnaire is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument for assessing individual differences in emotion regulation.
The findings confirm the existence of three distinct affective styles: concealing, adjusting, and tolerating emotions.
The ASQ offers a valuable tool for researchers and clinicians investigating the nuances of emotion regulation and affective individual differences.