Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.

CERQ

What it measures

Cognitive (thought-based) coping strategies after negative events - 9 strategies: Self-blame, Acceptance, Rumination, Positive Refocusing, Refocus on Planning, Positive Reappraisal, Putting into Perspective, Catastrophizing, Other-blame

Length and format

36 (9 strategies x 4 items); CERQ-short = 18. 5-pt Likert (almost never - almost always) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into 20+ languages (ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, ZH, Persian, Turkish, etc.); systematic reviews of its cross-cultural adaptations exist

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., & Spinhoven, P. (2001). Negative life events, cognitive emotion regulation and emotional problems. Personality and Individual Differences, 30(8), 1311-1327. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00113-6

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(00