Validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) with an older Norwegian population.

ABSTRACT: Emotion regulation is proposed to have a salient role in optimal aging. However, currently used measures of emotion regulation have not been validated for older adults. Therefore, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-short form (DERS-16) in a large Norwegian sample consisting of individuals between 70 and 95 years (n = 2525). Tests of internal consistency, reliability, assessment of intra-domain correlations, and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Construct validity was further investigated by assessing concurrent associations between DERS-16 and well-established measures of psychological disorders, psychological health, and well-being (five-item version of Geriatric Depression Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory-short form, and

SUBMITTER: Visted E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287601 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature