Brief, pragmatic measure of emotion dysregulation in young people - a preliminary validation of the BER-5.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic construct associated with mental health problems, including self-harm and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Although often targeted in clinical practice, the majority of psychometric assessment instruments of emotion dysregulation are developed for research purposes, and there is a need for an adapted version to be used in a clinical screening setting. The main aim of this study was to examine psychometric properties of a brief, pragmatic measure of emotion dysregulation, the Brief Emotion Regulation Scale - 5 items (BER-5).

Methods

The sample consisted of 60 young adults (mean age 28.1 years) who participated in a 12.4 years follow-up study of an RCT of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy's long-term effect. Cronbach's al

SUBMITTER: Dibaj IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905671 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature