Psychometric Properties of Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of behavioral emotion regulation questionnaire (BERQ). The research was a correlational study and the validation of the test. Participants were 291undergraduate students (121 male, 170 female) of Shiraz University in 1398-99 academic year, selected by random multistage cluster sampling method and completed Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Kraaij & Garnefski, 2019), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, & Spinhoven, 2001), Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (Chen, Vansteenkiste, Beyers, Boone & Deci, 2015) and Neuroticisim scale (Costa & McCrae, 1992). After translating the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Correlation and Confirmatory factor analysis with other scales were used to determine the validity. Cronbach’s alpha method was also used to evaluate the reliability. The results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five factors of Seeking Distraction, Withdrawal, Actively Approaching, Seeking Social Support and Ignoring. The results of correlation with other tests also confirmed the convergent validity of the scale. Also, all Cronbach’s alpha coefficients indicated a high internal consistency of the factors. The results show that the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire has a very good validity and reliability in Iranian students, and is effective in measuring behavioral emotion regulation in the five dimensions mentioned.