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Der Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)

Erste teststatistische Überprüfung einer deutschen Adaption

Published Online:June 06, 2011https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000079

Abstract

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski, Kraaij & Spinhoven, 2001) erfasst neun Dimensionen kognitiver Emotionsregulation. Fragestellung: Es wurde eine deutsche Adaption des CERQ entwickelt und hinsichtlich Reliabilität, Dimensionalität und Zusammenhängen mit Depressivität und Angstsensitivität getestet. Methode: Die Studie wurde als postalische Fragebogenstudie durchgeführt. Von den zufällig ausgewählt und angeschriebenen 3000 Personen, sendeten 423 den Fragebogen zurück, die finale Stichprobe umfasste N = 414. Angstsensitivität und Depressivität wurden mit dem ASI-3 und dem PHQ-9 erfasst. Ergebnisse: Das 9-Faktorenmodell des CERQ konnte nach einer Verringerung auf drei Items pro Faktor zufriedenstellend repliziert werden. Angstsensitivität und Depressivität zeigten stärkere Zusammenhänge mit dysfunktionalen als mit funktionalen ER-Strategien. Am stärksten waren sie mit Katastrophisierung, Selbstbeschuldigung, Rumination, Neubewertung und Positiver Refokussierung, am schwächsten mit Akzeptanz und Refokussierung auf Planung. Schlussfolgerungen: Der deutsche CERQ ist hinsichtlich Skalenstruktur, Reliabilität und Zusammenhängen mit psychopathologischen Merkmalen vergleichbar mit der niederländischen Originalversion. Obwohl weitere Untersuchungen, insbesondere zur Konstruktvalidität, nötig sind, erscheint der CERQ geeignet für den Einsatz in der Emotionsregulationsforschung.


The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). Psychometric evaluation of a German adaptation

Abstract.Background: The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski, Kraaij & Spinnhoven, 2001) consists of nine dimensions measuring cognitive emotion regulation. Objectives: A German adaptation was developed and its structure and reliability were tested. Furthermore its relationships with depressive symptoms and anxiety sensitivity were investigated. Method: The study was designed as a postal questionnaire survey. Of 3000 randomly contacted persons, 423 returned the questionnaire. The final sample comprised 414 participants. Anxiety sensitivity and depressive symptoms were measured with the ASI-3 and the PHQ-9. Results: The theoretical 9-factor-model could be satisfactorily replicated after reducing the number of items to three per factor. The correlation between the dysfunctional strategies and anxiety sensitivity and depressive symptoms exceeded those between the functional ones and psychopathology. The strongest associations were found with Catastrophizing, Self-Blame, Rumination, Positive Reappraisal and Positive Refocusing, the weakest appeared with Refocusing on Planning. Conclusion: The theoretical 9-factor-strucure could be confirmed for the German CERQ. It also proofed to have good reliability. Its correlation to anxiety sensitivity and depression are similar to those of the original. Although further investigation is needed, especially in terms of construct validity, the CERQ appears as an appropriate instrument for further research on emotion regulation.

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