Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-18 in Malaysian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-18 (DERS-18) is an instrument used to measure deficits in emotion regulation. However, the instrument has not been adapted to Malaysians and has never been validated in the Malay language. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Malay version of DERS-18.

Method

The DERS-18 underwent forward-backward translation and assessment of face and content validity. Both Malay version of the DERS-18 and DASS-21 were completed by 701 adolescents (44.4% boys) aged 13 and 14 years old. To assess its dependability, a floor and ceiling effect evaluation and Cronbach's analysis were both performed. A series of confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), bivariate correlation, and regression were performed to evaluate the c

SUBMITTER: Rosharudin NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461853 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature