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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – DERS
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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
Please indicate how often the following 36 statements apply to you by writing the appropriate number from the scale above (1 ā 5) in the box alongside each item.
| 1.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I am clear about my feelings (R) | |
| 2.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I pay attention to how I feel (R) | |
| 3.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I experience my emotions as overwhelming and out of control | |
| 4.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I have no idea how I am feeling | |
| 5.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I have difficulty making sense out of my feelings | |
| 6.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I am attentive to my feelings (R) | |
| 7.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I know exactly how I am feeling (R) | |
| 8.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I care about what I am feeling (R) | |
| 9.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I am confused about how I feel | |
| 10.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I acknowledge my emotions (R)
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| 11.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I become angry with myself for feeling that way | |
| 12.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I become embarrassed for feeling that way | |
| 13.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I have difficulty getting work done | |
| 14.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I become out of control | |
| 15.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I believe that I will remain that way for a long time | |
| 16.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I believe that Iāll end up feeling very depressed | |
| 17.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I believe that my feelings are valid and important (R) | |
| 18.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I have difficulty focusing on other things | |
| 19.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I feel out of control | |
| 20.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I can still get things done (R)
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| 21.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I feel ashamed with myself for feeling that way | |
| 22.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I know that I can find a way to eventually feel better (R) | |
| 23.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I feel like I am weak | |
| 24.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I feel like I can remain in control of my behaviours (R) | |
| 25.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I feel guilty for feeling that way | |
| 26.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I have difficulty concentrating | |
| 27.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I have difficulty controlling my behaviours | |
| 28.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I believe that there is nothing I can do to make myself feel better | |
| 29.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I become irritated with myself for feeling that way | |
| 30.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I start to feel very bad about myself | |
| 31.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I believe that wallowing in it is all I can do
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| 32.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I lose control over my behaviours | |
| 33.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I have difficulty thinking about anything else | |
| 34.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā I take time to figure out what Iām really feeling (R) | |
| 35.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā it takes me a long time to feel better | |
| 36.Ā Ā Ā When Iām upsetā my emotions feel overwhelming |
Gratzā K.L. & Roemerā E. Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Developmentā Factor Structureā and Initial Validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessmentā 26: 1ā pp. 41-54
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Kim L. Gratz; and Lizabeth Roemer.Ā Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Developmentā Factor Structureā and Initial Validation of the Difļ¬culties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessmentā Vol. 26ā No. 1ā March 2004.
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mohammad looti (2026). Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/difficulties-in-emotion-regulation-scale-ders/
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