The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA)

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A revised version of the ERQ, the ERQ-CA is meant to be used in non-adult samples. Revision of the ERQ visible in the ERQ-CA include simplification of item wording and a switch from a 7-point Likert scale to a 5-point Likert scale. Subscore(s): Cognitive Reappraisal, Expressive Suppression, Emotion Regulation

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Management ; Social Awareness ; Cognitive Reappraisal ; Expressive Suppression ; Emotion Regulation
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
10 items
Administration
Paper

Access and Use

Open Access
Yes
Setting
Undefined

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Gullone, E., & Taffe, J. (2012). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ - CA): A psychometric evaluation. Psychological Assessment, 24(2), 409. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025777 Ng, Z. J., Huebner, E. S., Maydeu-Olivares, A., & Hills, K. J. (2019). Confirmatory factor analytic structure and measurement invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents in a longitudinal sample of adolescents. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(2), 139-153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282917732891