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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation

Authors

Kim L. Gratz, Lizabeth Roemer (2004)

The DERS is a 36-item self-administered questionnaire created to evaluate emotion dysregulation across six areas: nonacceptance of emotional responses, difficulties in goal-directed behavior, impulse control issues, lack of emotional awareness, limited access to emotion regulation strategies, and lack of emotional clarity.

What this tool is good for:

The DERS is useful for identifying and understanding difficulties in emotion regulation, which can contribute to a number of psychopathologies, including eating disorders.

Gratz, K.L., Roemer, L. (2004) Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Development, Factor Structure, and Initial Validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 26, 41–54. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOBA.0000007455.08539.94

Bardeen, J. R., Fergus, T. A., & Orcutt, H. K. (2012). An examination of the latent structure of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation ScaleJournal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34(3), 382-3921.

Fowler, J. C., Charak, R., Elhai, J. D., Allen, J. G., Frueh, B. C., & Oldham, J. M. (2014). Construct validity and factor structure of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale among adults with severe mental illness. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 58, 175–180

Hallion, L. S., Steinman, S. A., Tolin, D. F., & Diefenbach, G. J. (2018). Psychometric Properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and Its Short Forms in Adults With Emotional Disorders. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00539

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Emotion regulation

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

36

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Chinese, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Type of tool

Mechanisms/Processes

Specific gender

Non-specific

Age validated for use with

Adolescents (13 - 17 years), Adults (18+ years)

Eating disorders

General

Evaluates

Emotion regulation

Delivery Setting

Self-report

Number of Questions

36

Specific Populations

General population

Approximate administration time:

15-20-minutes

Free access

Yes

Languages

English, Chinese, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish