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Überprüfung der Gütekriterien der deutschen Version der Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale in einer klinischen und einer Schülerstichprobe Jugendlicher

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000506

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Viele psychische Störungen gehen mit Emotionsregulationsdefiziten einher. Fragestellung: Ziel ist die Überprüfung der Gütekriterien der deutschsprachigen Übersetzung der Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) bei Jugendlichen. Methode: Die DERS und weitere Fragebögen zur Validierung wurden in einer Schülerstichprobe von 324 Jugendlichen (M = 15.15 Jahre, SD = 1.14, 57 % weiblich) und einer klinischen Stichprobe von 97 Jugendlichen (M = 16.25 Jahre, SD = 1.28, 83 % weiblich) erhoben. Die Faktorenstruktur wurde mit einer Konfirmatorischen Faktorenanalyse und dem ESEM-Ansatz (Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling) überprüft. Ergebnisse: Die Reliabilität der DERS war in der Schülerstichprobe und in der klinischen Stichprobe sehr gut. Der ESEM-Ansatz ergab eine Sechs-Faktoren-Lösung mit einem zusätzlichen Methodenfaktor. Schlussfolgerungen: Zusammengefasst zeigt sich die DERS als ein geeignetes Verfahren zur Erfassung von Emotionsregulationsschwierigkeiten bei Jugendlichen.


Validity and Reliability of the German Version of the DERS in a Clinical and a School Sample of Adolescents

Abstract.Background: Emotion dysregulation is associated with many mental disorders. Objective: This study aimed to explore the reliability and validity of the German version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in adolescents. Method: The sample consisted of a school sample of 324 adolescents (M = 15.15 years, SD = 1.14, 57 % female) and a clinical sample of 97 adolescents (M = 16.25 years, SD = 1.28, 83 % female). To validate the DERS, other questionnaires were completed. Confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) were applied. Results: The DERS demonstrated excellent internal consistency in the school and the clinical sample. The ESEM resulted in a six-factor model and an additional factor consisting of reverse-scored items. Conclusion: The results provide support for the use of the German DERS version.

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