Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Scale (IERS): Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in a Turkish Sample

MALKOÇ A., GÖRDESLİ M. A., ARSLAN R., ÇEKİCİ F., SÜNBÜL Z. A.

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, vol.5, no.4, pp.754-762, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.21449/ijate.481162
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
  • Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.754-762
  • Keywords: Emotion regulation, Interpersonal emotion regulation, Validity, Reliability
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Turkishadaption of Hofmann, Carpenter and Curtis’ (2016) Interpersonal EmotionRegulation Scale (IERS). The original scale is comprised of four subdimensions; namely, enhancing positive affect, perspective taking,soothing, and social modeling. The study was carried out with 326 studentsfrom various departments of Medipol University. Work on adapting thescale began with an attempt to find linguistic equivalence. After ensuringthis linguistically equivalence for the scale’s original form, a ConfirmatoryFactor Analysis was launched to examine its construct validity. The resultsof this confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the four-factor originalstructure of the scale was also valid for the Turkish sample and the goodnessof fit indices of the scale was within acceptable limits. The Cronbach-Alphainternal consistency coefficient was found as .92 for the overall scale. Thescale shows outstanding psychometric characteristics.