ABSTRACT

The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) is a multidimensional measure widely used to access nine cognitive emotion regulation strategies. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the CERQ-Short Portuguese version. A sample of 1052 adolescents (aged 10–25 years old, 60.53% females) completed the CERQ-Short form, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and the Patient Health Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the nine latent dimensions of CERQ-Short provided an acceptable fit to the data. Measurement invariance (for gender and three age-groups), reliability and construct validity were adequate. The adaptative strategies were positively associated with higher positive affect, and maladaptive strategies with higher negative affect, symptoms of generalized anxiety and depression. These results suggest that CERQ-Short is a valid and reliable measure for Portuguese-speaking samples. Moreover, CERQ-Short’s length makes it a cost-effective tool for both clinicians and researchers.

摘要

认知情绪调节问卷 (CERQ) 是一种多维测量方法，广泛用于获取九种认知情绪调节策略。在这项研究中，我们检查了 CERQ-Short 葡萄牙语版本的心理测量特性。1052 名青少年（10-25 岁，60.53% 为女性）样本完成了 CERQ 简表、正面和负面影响量表、广泛性焦虑症量表和患者健康问卷。验证性因素分析表明，CERQ-Short 的九个潜在维度提供了可接受的数据拟合。测量不变性（针对性别和三个年龄组）、可靠性和结构有效性是足够的。适应性策略与较高的积极影响呈正相关，而适应不良的策略与较高的消极影响呈正相关，广泛性焦虑和抑郁的症状。这些结果表明 CERQ-Short 是葡萄牙语样本的有效且可靠的衡量标准。此外，CERQ-Short 的长度使其成为临床医生和研究人员都具有成本效益的工具。