The Development of the Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire for Undergraduate students

Abstract

The purpose of this research were as follows to develop and to examine the the emotion regulation skills questionnaire for undergraduate students in terms of item quality, reliability, and validity of the questionnaire scale. The 450 - undergraduate students aged between 17 - 24 years were included in this study. The results indicated that the five-point scale composed of 27 items and it is demonstrated that every item showed an excellent content validity (CVI = 1. 00) and a high reliability (internal consistency = .95) for full scale. The item-total correlation ranging of 26 item between .37 to .67 and one item (item 3) was written off because the values did not meet the criteria. The nine-factor model of questionnaire was confirmed via Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), that is, (1) Awareness, (2) Clarification, (3) Sensation, (4) Understanding, (5) Compassionate Self-support, (6) Modification, (7) Acceptance, (8) Tolerance, and (9) (Readiness to confront). The nine factor model of questionnaire was consistent with empirical data as indicated by the values of Chi-square = 266.83 (df = 195), GFI = .953, AGFI = .954, CFI = .987, RMSEA = .029, and SRMR = .034. In conclusion, the overall results suggested that the emotion regulation skills questionnaire for undergraduate students is suitable for measuring the emotion regulation skills for undergraduate students.