Psychometric Properties of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) on Young Nigerian People
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2022
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Scientific Research Publishing
Abstract
A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to validate the Difficulties in
Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) on Nigerian university undergraduates. A
multistage sampling technique was used to purposively select 1338 (mean age
± SD 19.86 ± 2.95) participants made up of 512 (38.3%) male, and 826
(61.7%) were female. Participants were drawn from four selected universities
in Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. Participants responded to the Difficul ties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Structured Interview for Disorders
of Extreme Stress (SIDES) Affect Dysregulation Scale. Observed internal con sistency of DERS showed a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .90, a Spear man-Brown coefficient of .80 and Guttman Split-Half coefficient of .80. The
items that measure awareness of emotion had a weak corrected item-total
correlation and did not discriminate well. A significant positive correlation
was observed between DERS and SIDES, revealing a correlation coefficient
validity score of (r = .622, p = .000). The DERS has acceptable psychometric
properties for the Nigerian population. Observed gender-based norms were
≥113.15 and ≥114.07 for male and female respectively. DERS is found to be
gender-sensitive. A re-work or expunging of the items measuring awareness
to fit with the construct of emotional regulation was recommended.
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Psychometric Properties, Emotion Regulation Scale, Nigeria
Citation
Akinnawo, E. O., Akpunne, B. C., Akpunne, S. I., Bello, I. B., Onisile, D. F., & Akpunne, E. N. (2022). Psychometric Properties of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) on Young Nigerian People. Psychology, 13, 361-374