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Preece DA, Becerra R, Sauer-Zavala S, Boyes M, McEvoy P, Villanueva C, Ibonie S, Gruber J, Hasking P, Gross JJ. Assessing Emotion Regulation Ability for Negative and Positive Emotions: Psychometrics of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory in United States Adults. J Affect Disord 2021; 294:558-567. [PMID: 34330052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
People regulate both negative and positive emotions, and their ability to do this successfully is a cornerstone of adaptive psychological functioning. However, few measures have been available to assess emotion regulation ability across both valence domains. The Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory (PERCI) was recently developed for this purpose. Here we present the first psychometric study of the PERCI in the United States (N = 508). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the intended eight-factor structure, which was invariant across age, gender, and education. PERCI scores had high internal consistency, and were associated with measures of psychopathology, emotional reactivity, and emotion regulation strategies in expected ways. These observed relationships between the PERCI and various regulation strategies may serve to establish a profile of what strategy patterns characterize differences in emotion regulation ability. Overall, the PERCI had strong psychometrics. Its capacity to assess both valence domains should enable more comprehensive assessments of emotion regulation ability.
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Affiliation(s)
- David A Preece
- Curtin University, School of Psychology, Perth, WA, Australia; University of Western Australia, School of Psychological Science, Perth, WA, Australia.
| | - Rodrigo Becerra
- University of Western Australia, School of Psychological Science, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Curtin University, School of Psychology, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Curtin University, School of Psychology, Perth, WA, Australia; Centre for Clinical Interventions, Perth, WA, Australia
| | - Cynthia Villanueva
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, United States
| | - Stevi Ibonie
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, United States
| | - June Gruber
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, United States
| | | | - James J Gross
- Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Stanford, CA, United States
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