Emotion regulation among Lebanese adults: Validation of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and association with attachment styles.

SAMPLE size (Statistics); ANALYSIS of variance; SELF-control; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; SELF-evaluation; COGNITION; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; REGRESSION analysis; ATTACHMENT behavior; T-test (Statistics); COMPARATIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUESTIONNAIRES; FACTOR analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EMOTION regulation; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL correlation; ADULTS; ADOLESCENCE

Purpose: Validate the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and evaluate factors associated with emotion regulation among Lebanese adults. Methods: A proportionate random sample of 811 participants was chosen from all Lebanese governorates in this cross‐sectional study. Findings: The principal component analysis of the ERQ items yielded two factors (αCronbach = 0.764 and 0.658 for the Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression facets, respectively). Higher secure attachment style was linked to higher cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression. Higher anxious attachment style and anxiety were associated with lower cognitive reappraisal. Practical Implications: The Arabic version of the ERQ is a suitable tool for the assessment of emotion regulation tendencies in clinical practice and research. The study came up with results similar to the ones given by many international studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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