RT Journal Article
T1 Psychometric Properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
A1 Feliu-Soler, Albert
A1 Reche-Camba, Elvira
A1 Borràs, Xavier
A1 Pérez-Aranda, Adrián
A1 Andrés-Rodríguez, Laura
A1 Peñarrubia-María, María T
A1 Navarro-Gil, Mayte
A1 García-Campayo, Javier
A1 Bellón, Juan A
A1 Luciano, Juan V
K1 cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (cerq)
K1 confirmatory factor analysis
K1 depression
K1 fibromyalgia
K1 pain
AB Given that Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is associated with problems in emotion regulation, the importance of assessing this construct is widely acknowledged by clinical psychologists and pain specialists. Although the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) is a self-report measure used worldwide, there are no data on its psychometric properties in patients with FMS. This study analyzed the dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the CERQ in a sample of 231 patients with FMS. Given that "fibrofog" is one of the most disabling FMS symptoms, in the present study, items in the CERQ were grouped by dimension. This change in item presentation was conceived as an efficient way of facilitating responses as a result of a clear understanding of what the items related to each dimension are attempting to measure. The following battery of measures was administered: the CERQ, the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Four models of the CERQ structure were examined and confirmatory factor analyses supported the original factor model, consisting of nine factors-Self-blame, Acceptance, Rumination, Positive refocusing, Refocus on planning, Positive reappraisal, Putting into perspective, Catastrophizing, and Other-blame. There was minimal overlap between CERQ subscales and their internal consistency was adequate. Correlational and regression analyses supported the construct validity of the CERQ. Our findings indicate that the CERQ (items-grouped version) is a sound instrument for assessing cognitive emotion regulation in patients with FMS.
SN 1664-1078
YR 2017
FD 2017-12-13
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11990
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11990
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025