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Nils Pfeiffer1, Vania Martínez, Jack Mearns
1Schoen Klinik Roseneck, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany.
Objective:
This article introduces a Spanish version of the Generalized Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation Scale (NMR-S) and tests the reliability and the validity of the new questionnaire.
Methods:
A sample of 360 students from Chile completed the NMR-S along with instruments measuring depressive symptoms, social desirability, coping, and emotion regulation.
Results:
A factor analysis indicated that the NMR-S has a one-dimensional structure. The reliability of the new instrument was α = 0.89. The concurrent validity of the NMR-S was supported by correlations with measures of coping, emotion regulation, and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, the NMR-S predicted depressive symptoms when controlling for emotion regulation and coping.
Conclusions:
The findings are the first evidence to support the reliability and validity of the NMR-S.
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