Internal structure of the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ-18) in a sample of Peruvian adolescents

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the evidence of validity of the internal structure and in relation to other variables of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18) in peruvian adolescents. The sample consisted of 255 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19 (M=15.494, DE=1.192) from a public school of the district of Ventanilla (Peru). The instruments used were the CERQ-18 and the State / Trait Depression Inventory. Four structural hypotheses were proposed, which were evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis, including bifactor analysis. The results indicate that the evolutionary model represented by automatic (self-blame, rumination, catastrophization) and deliberate strategies (acceptance, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, positive refocusing and putting into perspective), present satisfactory indicators, favoring their interpretation, and showing significant relationships with positive and negative affect. It is concluded that the internal structure of CERQ-18 in adolescents is supported by the evolutionary model.