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Validation of the spanish version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in Adolescents

María Teresa Chamizo-Nieto, Lourdes Rey, and Nicolás Sánchez-Álvarez

Universidad de Málaga

Background: The Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) is an instrument that assesses nine cognitive strategies to cope with negative situations. The aim of this study was to validate the CERQ for a sample of Spanish adolescents, to analyse reliability and validity, and to examine the factor structure by confirmatory factor analysis. Method: The Spanish version of CERQ (CERQ-S) and other scales (gratitude, emotional intelligence, satisfaction with life, depression, anxiety and stress) were completed by 835 adolescents aged 14-18 (455 girls) from the South of Spain. Results: The results showed that the CERQ-S in adolescents (CERQ-SA) has appropriate psychometric properties with indexes of reliability a = .89 and w = .96, and the original nine-factor structure was confirmed. There was also significant correlation between the CERQ-SA and the other scales, showing evidence of convergent validity. Conclusions: The results suggest that the CERQ-SA could be useful for appraising cognitive coping in adolescents. This will help to expand the study and understanding of these strategies, their influence and their consequences for adolescents’ psychological functioning and health.

Validación de la versión española del Cuestionario de Estrategias de Regulación Cognitiva Emocional en adolescentes. Antecedentes: el Cuestionario de Estrategias de Regulación Cognitiva Emocional (CERQ) es un instrumento que evalúa nueve estrategias cognitivas para afrontar situaciones negativas. El objetivo de este estudio fue validar el CERQ en una muestra de adolescentes españoles, analizar la fiabilidad y validez, y examinar la estructura factorial mediante el análisis factorial confirmatorio. Método: la versión española del CERQ (CERQ-S) y otras escalas (gratitud, inteligencia emocional, satisfacción con la vida, depresión, ansiedad y estrés) fueron completadas por 835 adolescentes entre 14 y 18 años (455 mujeres) del sur de España. Resultados: los resultados mostraron que el CERQ-S en adolescentes (CERQ-SA) posee adecuadas propiedades psicométricas con índices de fiabilidad a = .89 y w = .96, y se corroboró la estructura original. Asimismo, hubo una correlación significativa entre el CERQ-SA y las otras escalas, mostrándose evidencia de validez convergente. Conclusiones: los resultados sugieren que el CERQ-SA podría ser útil para evaluar el afrontamiento cognitivo en adolescentes. Esto permitiría ampliar el estudio y conocimiento de las estrategias, cómo influyen y qué consecuencias tienen en la salud y el funcionamiento psicológico en adolescentes.

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