Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population

IntroductionEmotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic marker for vulnerability and has high comorbidity rates across various range of disorders among adolescents and young adults, highlighting the crucial need for precise assessment tools to recognize its significant impact on well-being. The Diffi...

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Main Authors: Febrianti Santiardi Danasasmita, Veranita Pandia, Efi Fitriana, Irvan Afriandi, Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Abdullah Ichsan, Kent Pradana, Alfonso Haris Setia Santoso, Fithriani Salma Mardhiyah, Rita Engellia
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author Febrianti Santiardi Danasasmita
Veranita Pandia
Efi Fitriana
Efi Fitriana
Irvan Afriandi
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Abdullah Ichsan
Kent Pradana
Alfonso Haris Setia Santoso
Fithriani Salma Mardhiyah
Rita Engellia
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Veranita Pandia
Efi Fitriana
Efi Fitriana
Irvan Afriandi
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Abdullah Ichsan
Kent Pradana
Alfonso Haris Setia Santoso
Fithriani Salma Mardhiyah
Rita Engellia
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description IntroductionEmotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic marker for vulnerability and has high comorbidity rates across various range of disorders among adolescents and young adults, highlighting the crucial need for precise assessment tools to recognize its significant impact on well-being. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form (DERS-SF) is a comprehensive instrument designed to measure the ability to regulate emotion. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of DERS-SF among the non-clinical population, particularly high school and university students in Indonesia.MethodsA total of 738 senior high school and university students completed the Indonesian version of DERS-SF and standard questionnaires to assess its validity, consisting of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) for young adults and the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) for adolescents. Three models were examined in factorial validity tests using confirmatory factor analysis.ResultsThe results showed that DERS-SF had an overall good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of.89 for the 18-item version,.90 for the 17-item version, and.91 for the 15-item version. Test-retest reliability was moderate with a value of.67. In addition, it had good satisfactory content as shown by item content validity index (I-CVI) = .96 and scale content validity index (S-CVI) = .83, as well as convergent validity. All subscales scores showed a positive and strong correlation with DASS, BDI-II, and CDI except awareness. Based on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the correlated 6-factor model excluding item number 6, and the 5-factor model excluding awareness were suitable to use in non-clinical populations.ConclusionThis study established the removal of the awareness subscale in the DERS-SF Indonesian version, resulting in better reliability and validity than the original version with complete subscales.
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spelling doaj.art-b05e88143dbf44ecb48a44b89a27c08a2024-03-25T14:48:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402024-03-011510.3389/fpsyt.2024.13803541380354Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical populationFebrianti Santiardi Danasasmita0Veranita Pandia1Efi Fitriana2Efi Fitriana3Irvan Afriandi4Fredrick Dermawan Purba5Fredrick Dermawan Purba6Abdullah Ichsan7Kent Pradana8Alfonso Haris Setia Santoso9Fithriani Salma Mardhiyah10Rita Engellia11Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaCenter for Psychometric Studies, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaCenter for Psychological Innovation and Research, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjajaran, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, IndonesiaIntroductionEmotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic marker for vulnerability and has high comorbidity rates across various range of disorders among adolescents and young adults, highlighting the crucial need for precise assessment tools to recognize its significant impact on well-being. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form (DERS-SF) is a comprehensive instrument designed to measure the ability to regulate emotion. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of DERS-SF among the non-clinical population, particularly high school and university students in Indonesia.MethodsA total of 738 senior high school and university students completed the Indonesian version of DERS-SF and standard questionnaires to assess its validity, consisting of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) for young adults and the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) for adolescents. Three models were examined in factorial validity tests using confirmatory factor analysis.ResultsThe results showed that DERS-SF had an overall good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of.89 for the 18-item version,.90 for the 17-item version, and.91 for the 15-item version. Test-retest reliability was moderate with a value of.67. In addition, it had good satisfactory content as shown by item content validity index (I-CVI) = .96 and scale content validity index (S-CVI) = .83, as well as convergent validity. All subscales scores showed a positive and strong correlation with DASS, BDI-II, and CDI except awareness. Based on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the correlated 6-factor model excluding item number 6, and the 5-factor model excluding awareness were suitable to use in non-clinical populations.ConclusionThis study established the removal of the awareness subscale in the DERS-SF Indonesian version, resulting in better reliability and validity than the original version with complete subscales.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1380354/fullemotion regulationadolescentsyoung adultvalidationreliabilitypsychometric properties
spellingShingle Febrianti Santiardi Danasasmita
Veranita Pandia
Efi Fitriana
Efi Fitriana
Irvan Afriandi
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Abdullah Ichsan
Kent Pradana
Alfonso Haris Setia Santoso
Fithriani Salma Mardhiyah
Rita Engellia
Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
Frontiers in Psychiatry
emotion regulation
adolescents
young adult
validation
reliability
psychometric properties
title Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
title_full Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
title_fullStr Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
title_full_unstemmed Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
title_short Validity and reliability of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Short Form in Indonesian non-clinical population
title_sort validity and reliability of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale short form in indonesian non clinical population
topic emotion regulation
adolescents
young adult
validation
reliability
psychometric properties
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1380354/full
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