ABSTRACT

Emotional Processing Difficulties are a core construct from Emotion-Focused Therapy and a clinical target for differentiated psychotherapeutic tasks. The identification of these emotional difficulties is largely based on observation and clinical judgment. This study describes the first psychometric analysis of the Emotional Processing Difficulties Scale-Revised (EPDS-R). Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), reliability, and validity procedures were conducted in a sample of 260 participants. EPDS-R matched adequate EFA criteria (KMO = .89; Bartlett’s sphericity test p < .001), suggesting a five-dimensional structure. Cronbach Alphas ranged from .87 to .70. Convergent validity was found between EPDS-R and difficulties in emotional regulation (DERS), and concurrent validity was found in two sub-samples based on > 1.7 clinical criteria from the Brief Symptom Index (BSI). According to this preliminary psychometric study, EPDS-R may be a valid tool to assess emotional processing difficulties in the general population.

摘要

情绪处理困难是情绪聚焦疗法的核心结构，也是差异化心理治疗任务的临床目标。这些情绪困难的识别主要基于观察和临床判断。本研究描述了情绪处理困难量表修订版 (EPDS-R) 的首次心理测量分析。在 260 名参与者的样本中进行了探索性因素分析 (EFA)、可靠性和有效性程序。EPDS-R 符合充分的 EFA 标准（KMO = .89；Bartlett 的球形度检验p< .001)，建议采用五维结构。Cronbach Alpha 的范围从 0.87 到 0.70。在 EPDS-R 和情绪调节困难 (DERS) 之间发现了收敛效度，并且在两个子样本中发现了基于简明症状指数 (BSI) 中 > 1.7 临床标准的并发效度。根据这项初步的心理测量研究，EPDS-R 可能是评估普通人群情绪处理困难的有效工具。