Factor structure and validity of the affective style questionnaire in an ethnically diverse sample of university students
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Emotion regulation is related to individuals??? well being among different age groups, but emotion regulation has been conceptualized in various ways, which creates issues in generalizing findings and measurement. More studies are needed that demonstrate the psychometric properties of emotion regulation scales. The current study examined the factor structure, concurrent, and convergent validity of the 20-item Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ) among college students. Self-report survey data were collected online from 1252 college students (M = 19.4, 18-26 years of age) at one ethnically diverse university in southern California. A confirmatory factor analysis was used to replicate the original factor structure of ASQ. However, the model fit was poor. Descriptive statistics showed the items functioned more like categorical data than continuous data. Then several exploratory factor analyses and item parceling were used to get the best factor solution for the ASQ. The final model suggested a 4-factor model with categorical response choices fit the data best, however two of the factors only had two items each. The holding and adjusting subscales were significantly correlated with each subscale of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and the theoretically related variables (i.e., depressive symptoms, anxiety, perceived stress, parental intrusiveness). The concurrent and convergent validities were established for these subscales of ASQ. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Author: Jiang, Rui
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7037908625