Construct validity of the German version of the Emotion Reactivity Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotional reactivity is an important construct to consider when studying mental disorders. This study was conducted to translate and assess the factor structure, construct validity and internal consistency of a German version of the Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS), which is an originally English questionnaire assessing three components of emotional reactivity: sensitivity, intensity and persistence of emotions.

Methods

The German ERS and a range of questionnaires used to assess convergent and discriminant validity were completed by 334 German speaking Swiss participants.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis showed strong support for a bi-factor model, with evaluation indices pointing to a unidimensional construct rather than to domain specific factors. The q

SUBMITTER: Luond AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10693029 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature