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Nicole H Weiss1, Katherine L Dixon-Gordon2, Leslie A Brick3
1Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping
|June 27, 2024
Summary
This study validated momentary emotion dysregulation scales for daily life assessment. Findings support using these tools to understand emotional experiences in real-time, aiding clinical research.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Emotion dysregulation is crucial in clinical research.
- Existing measures lack psychometric validity for daily life assessment.
- This study addresses this gap by examining momentary scales.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of momentary versions of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (mDERS) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Positive (mDERS-P).
Main Methods:
- 145 community women experiencing intimate partner violence and substance use completed surveys thrice daily for 30 days.
- Intensive longitudinal data collection was employed.
- Factor structure and reliability analyses were conducted.
Main Results:
- The reliability of the mDERS and mDERS-P was supported.
- A two-state, two-trait model best fit the data, distinguishing negative and positive emotion dysregulation.
- Momentary emotions related to respective scales, and trait dysregulation predicted momentary variability.
Conclusions:
- Findings advance the understanding and measurement of emotion dysregulation.
- Momentary scales offer a psychometrically valid approach for assessing emotion regulation in daily life.
- Intensive longitudinal methods are valuable for studying emotion dysregulation.
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