Gender-Based Measurement Invariance of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents

Yu Ling, Yushu He, E. Scott Huebner, Yifang Zeng, Yanling Li () and Na Zhao
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Yu Ling: Hunan Agricultural University
Yushu He: Hunan Agricultural University
E. Scott Huebner: University of South Carolina
Yifang Zeng: Hunan Agricultural University
Yanling Li: Hunan Agricultural University
Na Zhao: Hunan Agricultural University

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2019, vol. 14, issue 2, No 7, 409-421

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement invariance of the Chinese version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA; Gullone and Taffe (Psychological Assessment, 24(2), 409–417, 2011)) across gender. A total of 1388 Chinese adolescents (48.1% males), ranging in age from 11 to 16 years (M = 12.9, SD = 1.09) were recruited from four Chinese middle schools and completed the ERQ-CA. The Cronbach’s α values, omega coefficients, and item-total correlations for the two subscales of the ERQ-CA indicated adequate internal consistency reliability. The results of confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis revealed that all configural, metric, scalar, and partial strict invariance models provided acceptable fit to the data. The result of latent means analysis demonstrated statistically non-significant differences between boys and girls. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the ERQ-CA displays appropriate measurement invariance across gender for Chinese youth of ages 11 to 16.

Keywords: ERQ-CA; Measurement invariance; Gender difference; Children and adolescent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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