Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire
Background: The Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ) is a valid and reliable tool to measure level of emotion regulation skills. The present study aims to develop a Chinese version of the ERSQ (C-ERSQ), and further establish its psychometric properties among college students. Methods: A to...
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| description | Background: The Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ) is a valid and reliable tool to measure level of emotion regulation skills. The present study aims to develop a Chinese version of the ERSQ (C-ERSQ), and further establish its psychometric properties among college students. Methods: A total of 848 college students aged 18–35 years answered questionnaires including demographic questionnaire, C-ERSQ, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS). The construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), with multi-group CFA administered for analysis of measurement equivalence. Criterion-related validity was performed against ERQ, CERQ, DERS, and PANAS. Internal consistency Cronbach's α, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, and composite reliability (ω) were used for reliability assessment. Results: Factor analysis support a two-factor structural model of the C-ERSQ, which presented strict invariance across sex, ethnicity, whether having siblings, and student type. Male students, or those without siblings, or those with elevated academic experience showed higher level of emotion regulation. The C-ERSQ validity was also supported by its correlation with existing scales measuring emotion regulation or mental health. This scale also had satisfactory reliability. Conclusion: The two-factor C-ERSQ performs well in assessing emotion regulation skills among Chinese college students. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dfdd03ed1c154b34accf0ff4eb3a9aa52025-08-20T03:10:24ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-05-0125510493110.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104931Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills QuestionnaireXia Ma0Suyan Wang1Mengjie Cui2Hongliang Dai3Jianfeng Hu4The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu, China; School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, Liaoning, ChinaCenter for Mental Health Guidance, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, Liaoning, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, Liaoning, China; Corresponding authors.The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu, China; Corresponding authors.Background: The Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ) is a valid and reliable tool to measure level of emotion regulation skills. The present study aims to develop a Chinese version of the ERSQ (C-ERSQ), and further establish its psychometric properties among college students. Methods: A total of 848 college students aged 18–35 years answered questionnaires including demographic questionnaire, C-ERSQ, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS). The construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), with multi-group CFA administered for analysis of measurement equivalence. Criterion-related validity was performed against ERQ, CERQ, DERS, and PANAS. Internal consistency Cronbach's α, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, and composite reliability (ω) were used for reliability assessment. Results: Factor analysis support a two-factor structural model of the C-ERSQ, which presented strict invariance across sex, ethnicity, whether having siblings, and student type. Male students, or those without siblings, or those with elevated academic experience showed higher level of emotion regulation. The C-ERSQ validity was also supported by its correlation with existing scales measuring emotion regulation or mental health. This scale also had satisfactory reliability. Conclusion: The two-factor C-ERSQ performs well in assessing emotion regulation skills among Chinese college students.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825002446Emotion regulationValidityReliabilityCollege studentsCulture |
| spellingShingle | Xia Ma Suyan Wang Mengjie Cui Hongliang Dai Jianfeng Hu Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire Acta Psychologica Emotion regulation Validity Reliability College students Culture |
| title | Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire |
| title_full | Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire |
| title_short | Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the chinese version of the emotion regulation skills questionnaire |
| topic | Emotion regulation Validity Reliability College students Culture |
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