Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.
CERQ
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
- Provisionally grouped under
- 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
- 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
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