Expressive Regulation Ability (ER) is a key component of resiliency and is an important factor for adjustment and to cope the stressful events. For this reason the ER can play an important role in the Quality of Life (QoL). There are few Italian studies presenting reliable tools designed to assess a functional way to regulate emotion in order to obtain a good adjustment and good QoL. The aim of this study was to both explore the psychometric characteristics of the Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression (FREE) Scale and validate it to the Italian context, with the purpose of applying it as a measure of outcome and identification of groups for interventions. FREE was administered to a first sample consisting of 283 subjects aged between 18-49 years old (M=22.33; SD=4.81). Then FREE and SF-12 were administered to a second sample consisting of 284 subjects, aged 20-60 (M=38.63 DS=12.88).To assess the factorial structure of the FREE Italian version an EFA was conducted, and the number of factors to extract was set to 4: Enhance Positive (EP, item 1-2-3), Enhance Negative (EN, item 4-5-6-7-8), Suppress Positive (SP, item 9-10-11- 12), Suppress Negative (SN, item 13-14-15-16).We conducted, on a second sample, a CFA that confirmed the factor structure of study 1 and the indices showed that a six correlated factors model solution has a good fit χ2(98) = 183.92; p <.01, CFI = .93, RMSEA =.06 (90% CI = .04 – .07). The indices showed that the hierarchical two-factor model solution has a good fit χ2(99) = 183.94; p <.01, CFI = .93, RMSEA = .06 (90% CI = .04 – .07). Concurrent validity was assessed by correlation with QoL. Mental Health (MH) correlated with EP(r=.17), EN(r=.12) and Enhance (r=.17) and Suppress (r=.12) Total. Our results showed that FREE is a valid tool to assess ER, which is an important component of QoL, particularly MH, thus preventing mental illness. Our results encourage useful perspectives relative to ER training intervention in order to improve QoL.

Expressive Regulation Ability As A Predictor Of Quality Of Life

Barberis Nadia;Cannavo Marco;
2019-01-01

Abstract

Expressive Regulation Ability (ER) is a key component of resiliency and is an important factor for adjustment and to cope the stressful events. For this reason the ER can play an important role in the Quality of Life (QoL). There are few Italian studies presenting reliable tools designed to assess a functional way to regulate emotion in order to obtain a good adjustment and good QoL. The aim of this study was to both explore the psychometric characteristics of the Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression (FREE) Scale and validate it to the Italian context, with the purpose of applying it as a measure of outcome and identification of groups for interventions. FREE was administered to a first sample consisting of 283 subjects aged between 18-49 years old (M=22.33; SD=4.81). Then FREE and SF-12 were administered to a second sample consisting of 284 subjects, aged 20-60 (M=38.63 DS=12.88).To assess the factorial structure of the FREE Italian version an EFA was conducted, and the number of factors to extract was set to 4: Enhance Positive (EP, item 1-2-3), Enhance Negative (EN, item 4-5-6-7-8), Suppress Positive (SP, item 9-10-11- 12), Suppress Negative (SN, item 13-14-15-16).We conducted, on a second sample, a CFA that confirmed the factor structure of study 1 and the indices showed that a six correlated factors model solution has a good fit χ2(98) = 183.92; p <.01, CFI = .93, RMSEA =.06 (90% CI = .04 – .07). The indices showed that the hierarchical two-factor model solution has a good fit χ2(99) = 183.94; p <.01, CFI = .93, RMSEA = .06 (90% CI = .04 – .07). Concurrent validity was assessed by correlation with QoL. Mental Health (MH) correlated with EP(r=.17), EN(r=.12) and Enhance (r=.17) and Suppress (r=.12) Total. Our results showed that FREE is a valid tool to assess ER, which is an important component of QoL, particularly MH, thus preventing mental illness. Our results encourage useful perspectives relative to ER training intervention in order to improve QoL.
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