Refinement of the emotional dysregulation scale (EDS-16): Dimensionality, internal consistency and gender differential item functioning

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21676/16574923.5397
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emotional regulation, adults, factor analysis, validation studies
Refinement of the emotional dysregulation scale (EDS-16): Dimensionality, internal consistency and gender differential item functioning

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Joseph Espitia Correa
Universidad del Magdalena
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6097-5251
Carmen Cecilia Caballero Domínguez
Universidad del Magdalena
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-2750
Adalberto Campo Arias
Universidad del Magdalena
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-7404

Abstract

Emotional regulation has shown great importance in people's mental health, which is why instruments have been designed for their measurement. The Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS) is an instrument with an integrative conceptualization. However, the number of items and the limited psychometric performance have led to the development of new versions with varying lengths. The objective of this study was to refine a 16-item version of the DERS in Colombian adults through dimensionality, internal consistency, and differential item functioning by gender (DFIG). An online study was designed in which 435 adults between the ages of 18 and 79 participated (M = 35.30; SD = 14.13), 70.57% of whom were female. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out to corroborate the dimensionality; internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficients, McDonald's omega, and the DFIG using Kendall's tau-b. The 16-item version showed poor indicators of dimensionality and internal consistency. Refinement achieved a ten-item version distributed in two dimensions, with high internal consistency and without DFIG.

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Espitia Correa, J., Caballero Domínguez, C. C., & Campo Arias, A. (2024). Refinement of the emotional dysregulation scale (EDS-16): Dimensionality, internal consistency and gender differential item functioning. Jangwa Pana, 23(3), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.21676/16574923.5397
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