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Shows how hard it is for you to handle strong feelings when you are upset. It is not a diagnosis, only a picture of how it goes for you.
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The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, 16-item version (DERS-16), was developed by Bjureberg and colleagues in 2016 as a short form of the scale by Gratz and Roemer. It measures how hard it is to handle emotions when you are upset: understanding feelings, accepting them, keeping control, getting things done and finding ways to feel better. Each answer scores 1 to 5, no statement is reversed, and the total runs from 16 to 80. A higher score means more difficulty.
The score describes a pattern, not a disorder. The authors give no cut-offs, so we show only the number. How you handle feelings is a skill, and it can change.
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Source: DERS-16: Bjureberg J., Ljótsson B., Tull M. T., Hedman E., Sahlin H., Lundh L.-G., Bjärehed J., DiLillo D., Messman-Moore T., Gumpert C. H., Gratz K. L., 2016, Development and validation of a brief version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale: The DERS-16, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 38(2), 284-296, DOI 10.1007/s10862-015-9514-x. Original scale: Gratz K. L., Roemer L., 2004, Multidimensional assessment of emotion regulation and dysregulation: Development, factor structure, and initial validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 26(1), 41-54, DOI 10.1023/B:JOBA.0000007455.08539.94.
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