Abstract

The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) measures the use of two emotional regulation strategies, cognitive reappraisal, and expressive suppression. Although widely used, there is no description of the psychometric properties of the ERQ and its correlations with alexithymia and empathy in a Mexican sample. We examine the psychometric properties of the ERQ in a Mexican sample (N = 792) assessing its correlations with alexithymia and empathy utilizing the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the two-factor model. Each factor showed acceptable levels of Cronbach’s alpha reliability scores. Cognitive reappraisal scores correlated negatively with alexithymia and positively with higher empathy measures, while expressive suppression correlated positively with alexithymia and personal distress, and negatively with cognitive empathy scales and empathic concern. The ERQ has strong psychometric properties in a Mexican sample and can be applied in a confident manner in conjunction with other tests to complement the assessment of affective traits. In addition, considering previous suggestions regarding the relation between emotion regulation strategies and different components of the empathic response, the correlations between empathy measures and the emotional regulation strategies shown in this study opens a pathway to further research such interactions.

摘要

情绪调节问卷 (ERQ) 测量两种情绪调节策略的使用，认知重新评估和表达抑制。尽管被广泛使用，但没有描述 ERQ 的心理测量特性及其与墨西哥样本中述情障碍和移情的相关性。我们在墨西哥样本（N= 792）利用多伦多述情障碍量表和人际反应指数评估其与述情障碍和同理心的相关性。验证性因素分析证实了双因素模型。每个因素都显示出可接受的 Cronbach α 可靠性得分水平。认知重评分数与述情障碍呈负相关，与更高的共情措施呈正相关，而表达抑制与述情障碍和个人痛苦呈正相关，与认知共情量表和共情关注呈负相关。ERQ 在墨西哥样本中具有很强的心理测量特性，可以自信地与其他测试结合使用，以补充对情感特征的评估。此外，