Abstract

The Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (BERQ) is a self-report measure of the behavioral strategies individuals use to regulate emotions in response to stressful or negative events. The purpose of the present study was to report on the psychometric properties of the Turkish version. The sample was recruited through courses at a semi-private university in Turkey and through social-media announcements. A sample of 320 adults (81.9% females, 18.1% males) with a mean age of 22.03 (SD = 2.73) completed the Turkish translation of the BERQ, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the Brief Symptom Inventory. Exploratory factor analysis indicated that the Turkish version replicated the 5-factor structure of the original version; yet, a confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original model showed an inadequate fit to the present data. Internal consistency coefficients of the subscales ranged between 0.72 and 0.88, and the test-retest reliability of subscales over a 3-week interval ranged from 0.51 to 0.70. As in the original version, we found that actively approaching and seeking social support were more adaptive strategies, whereas withdrawal and ignoring were less adaptive strategies. Results were mixed for the seeking distraction subscale. Additionally, withdrawal significantly predicted future depressive and anxiety symptoms. Overall, our results provide support for the Turkish version of the BERQ as a reliable and valid measure of behavioral emotion regulation strategies.

摘要

行为情绪调节问卷 (BERQ) 是一种自我报告的测量方法，用于衡量个人用来调节情绪以应对压力或负面事件的行为策略。本研究的目的是报告土耳其语版本的心理测量特性。该样本是通过土耳其一所半私立大学的课程和社交媒体公告招募的。320 名成年人（81.9% 女性，18.1% 男性）的样本，平均年龄为 22.03 ( SD = 2.73）完成了BERQ、情绪调节问卷、情绪调节困难问卷和简要症状量表的土耳其语翻译。探索性因子分析表明，土耳其语版本复制了原始版本的 5 因子结构；然而，验证性因素分析表明，原始模型对当前数据的拟合不充分。各分量表的内部一致性系数介于0.72～0.88之间，3周间隔内各分量表的重测信度介于0.51～0.70之间。与原始版本一样，我们发现积极接近和寻求社会支持是更具适应性的策略，而退缩和忽视则是适应性较差的策略。寻求分心分量表的结果喜忧参半。此外，戒断显着预测了未来的抑郁和焦虑症状。总的来说，我们的结果支持土耳其语版的 BERQ 作为行为情绪调节策略的可靠和有效的衡量标准。