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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.

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