A Preliminary Psychometric Analysis of the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) Among Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity

被引：19

作者：

McVey, Alana J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Schiltz, Hillary K. ^{[2
]}

Coffman, Marika ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Antezana, Ligia ^{[5
]}

Magnus, Brooke ^{[2
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Psychol, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[2] Marquette Univ, Dept Psychol, Milwaukee, WI 53233 USA

[3] Duke Univ, Duke Ctr Autism & Brain Dev, Durham, NC USA

[4] Duke Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Durham, NC USA

[5] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Psychol, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

[6] Boston Coll, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2022年 / 52卷 / 03期

关键词：

Autism; Emotion regulation; Psychometrics; NEURAL MECHANISMS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISORDERS; CHILDREN; THERAPY; DYSREGULATION; DISCRIMINANT; ALEXITHYMIA; CONVERGENT;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-021-05018-4

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Emotion dysregulation is common among autistic people, yet few measures have received psychometric evaluation in this population. We examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of a commonly-used measure of emotion dysregulation, the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), in a sample of 156 autistic adolescents and adults. Data were drawn from the NIH National Database for Autism Research (NDAR) and an author's existing dataset. Results demonstrated that the factor structure generally conformed to the original 6-factor model, with modifications. Reliability analyses revealed good-to-excellent internal consistencies. Validity analyses indicated that the DERS was positively associated with measures of anxiety, depression, and alexithymia. Our findings provide preliminary evidence for the utility of the DERS in a small autistic sample, with minor modifications.

引用

页码：1169 / 1188

页数：20

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