The Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire: Evidence of Validity and Reliability in Romanian Context

Abstract The present study investigates the psychometric properties of the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (BERQ-RO) in a sample of 388 Romanian young adults. The internal structure, convergent, and criterion-concurrent validity, internal consistency, and the construct reliability were examined. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the original five-factor model when three items were removed. The internal consistency and construct reliability coefficients of the five subscales were higher than 0.70. Correlations between the BERQ-RO subscales and measures of cognitive emotion regulation strategies provided evidence of convergent validity. The significant correlations between the BERQ-RO subscales and perceived stress, subjective, and psychological well-being supported the concurrent validity of this instrument. There were no statistically significant differences in terms of gender regarding the use of the five behavioral emotion regulation strategies. Overall, these findings indicate that the BERQ-RO demonstrates good psychometric properties and can be used to assess behavioral emotion regulation strategies in Romanian young adults.