Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire.
CERQ
Cognitive coping / emotion-regulation strategies across 9 subscales: self-blame, acceptance, rumination, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, putting into perspective, catastrophizing, other-blame
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 36 (4 per subscale); CERQ-short 18. 5-point frequency (almost never to almost always) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages (broadly validated internationally)
- 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.
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