Evaluating the Factor Structure of the Emotion Dysregulation Scale-Short (EDS-s): A Preliminary Study

Giulia Raimondi, Claudio Imperatori, Mariantonietta Fabbricatore, David Lester, Michela Balsamo and Marco Innamorati
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Giulia Raimondi: Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
Claudio Imperatori: Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
Mariantonietta Fabbricatore: Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
David Lester: Psychology Program, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ 08205, USA
Michela Balsamo: Psychological, Health, and Territorial Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Marco Innamorati: Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Emotion dysregulation (ED) can be considered a psychopathological transdiagnostic dimension, the presence of which should be reliably screened in clinical settings. The aim of the current study was to validate the Italian version of the Emotion Dysregulation Scale-short (EDS-s), a brief self-report tool assessing emotion dysregulation, in a non-clinical sample of 1087 adults (768 women and 319 men). We also assessed its convergent validity with scales measuring binge eating and general psychopathology. Structural equation modeling suggested the fit of a one-factor model refined with correlations between the errors of three pairs of items (χ 2 = 255.56, df = 51, p < 0.001, RMSEA = 0.08, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.04). The EDS-s demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (ordinal alpha = 0.94). Moreover, EDS-s scores partly explained the variance of both binge eating (0.35, p < 0.001) and general psychopathology (0.60, p < 0.001). In conclusion, the EDS-s can be considered to be a reliable and valid measure of ED.

Keywords: emotion dysregulation; structural equation modelling; binge eating; general psychopathology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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