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Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy in Managing Negative Emotions at Work: A Validation Study
Simone Tavolucci1, Guido Alessandri1, Nancy Eisenberg2
1Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Journal of Personality Assessment
|July 28, 2025
Summary
This study validates the Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy Scale at Work (RESE-W), confirming its structure and usefulness. The RESE-W effectively predicts emotional functioning in workplace settings.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Organizational Behavior
- Emotional Intelligence
Background:
- Emotional self-efficacy is crucial for workplace functioning.
- Existing measures may not fully capture the nuances of emotional regulation at work.
- The Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy Scale at Work (RESE-W) was developed to address this gap.
Purpose of the Study:
- To psychometrically evaluate the Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy Scale at Work (RESE-W).
- To confirm the scale's factorial structure.
- To assess the scale's validity and predictive utility in applied settings.
Main Methods:
- Study 1: Confirmatory bifactorial analysis (N=1735).
- Study 2: Examination of associations with emotional dynamics (N=211).
- Study 3: Assessment of convergent, external, and incremental validity (N=294).
Main Results:
- A bifactorial structure (general and two specific dimensions) was confirmed for the RESE-W.
- The RESE-W demonstrated significant associations with emotional variability, inertia, granularity, and baseline levels.
- The scale showed good convergent and external validity, and incrementally predicted emotional functioning.
Conclusions:
- The RESE-W is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing regulatory emotional self-efficacy at work.
- The scale is a valuable tool for understanding and predicting emotional functioning in applied organizational contexts.
- Findings support the RESE-W's utility in research and practice related to emotional regulation in the workplace.
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