Validation of the Georgian Version of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) for Young Adults

The paper presents the results of adapting the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ; Garnefski, Kraaij, & Spinhoven, 2002) for Georgian young adults. Cognitive regulation of emotions includes conscious, cognitive ways of processing affective experiences. The cognitive emotion regulation theory is based on the assumption that thinking and acting refer to different processes and, therefore, considers cognitive strategies in a conceptually pure way, separate from behavioral strategies. Although the capability of advanced thinking and regulating emotions through cognitions is universal, large individual differences exist in the amount of cognitive activity and in the content of the thoughts by which people regulate their emotions in response to stressors. The questionnaire is aimed at evaluation of both adaptive and maladaptive cognitive strategies of affective moods’ regulation. The Georgian version of CERQ were completed by 464 young adults (79% female and 21% male, with a mean age of 21.4±6.2). The structure of the Georgian version of the questionnaire matches the structure of the original questionnaire. The research has confirmed that the Georgian version can be considered a reliable and valid tool, which can be used both for research and psychological counseling purposes.