Validación de la escala de dificultades en la regulación emocional en la población universitaria de Córdoba, Argentina

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to validate the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in the university population of Cordoba, Argentina. A convenience sample of 211 undergraduates enrolled in different careers was recruited. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a six-factor structure similar to the original version which explained 50.79% of the variance. Examination of internal consistency and concurrent validity with neuroticism and extraversion traits of IPIP-FFM revealed satisfactory results. Finally, studies examining gender differences showed a significant although small difference in the factor "lack of emotional clarity" for women (t = 2.19; df = 209; p < 0.05; d = 0.17). In general, results are promising and enable the development of further researches that examine the role of difficulties in emotion regulation at the university context of Cordoba.