Estrutura interna e confiabilidade da Escala de Autorregulação Emocional Versão Adulto (EARE-A)

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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-1247.2025.v19.37589

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Emotional Self-Regulation; Psychological Assessment; Emotion; Depression.

Abstract

Emotional self-regulation concerns the ability to control and modulate emotions. The aim of this study was to investigate the internal structure of the Adult Emotional Self-Regulation Scale (EARE-A), which assesses emotional self-regulation strategies specific to the emotion "sadness". The sample consisted of 632 university students from the Northeast region of Brazil, aged between 18 and 58 (M= 23.8; SD = 8.1) years, mostly women (66.7%). Quantitative analyzes were performed, obtaining a 4-factor solution for presenting better theoretical coherence and fit. The EARE-A proved to be a stable measure with adequate psychometric indices.

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Published

2025-03-25