Emotion dysregulation in older people: validity and reliability of an 8-item version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.

Autor: Espirito-Santo H; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal.; Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Coimbra University, Coimbra, Portugal., Paraíso L; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal., Andrade D; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal., Daniel F; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal.; Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), Coimbra University, Coimbra, Portugal., Grasina A; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal., Lemos L; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal., Simões-Cunha L; Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal.; Research and Development Center of the Military University Institute, Miguel Torga Higher Education Institute (ISMT), Lisboa, Portugal., Bjureberg J; Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Aging & mental health [Aging Ment Health] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 360-368. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 31.
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2260329
Abstrakt: Objectives: The abbreviated 16-item version of the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16) is widely used to assess individuals' perceived challenges in regulating their emotions, a central aspect of psychological symptoms commonly experienced in old age. However, its psychometric properties have yet to be tested in this population. Furthermore, a shorter version of the DERS-16 could further minimize the assessment burden on older individuals. Thus, we aimed to test the DERS-16's psychometric performance and determine if any items were redundant to develop a psychometrically sound shorter version.
Methods: We enrolled 302 Portuguese older adults ( M age = 75.22; SD  = 8.99 years) in a cross-sectional study.
Results: Exploratory factor analyses indicated a one-factor structure and a four-factor solution with eight items (69.3%-81.9% of the variance observed). The four-factor-8-item solution presented an interpretable structure and demonstrated good reliability values (> 0.70) and construct validity with the Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Eight-Item Geriatric Depression Scale, and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory ( r  = 0.66, 0.40, 0.52; p  < 0.001).
Conclusion: The robust psychometric properties of DERS-8 make it a valuable tool for clinical and longitudinal studies, facilitating targeted interventions in older adults and allowing for precise emotion dysregulation screening.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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