title: Assessing regulatory emotional self-efficacy in three countries.
abstract: The Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy (RESE) scale was developed to assess perceived self-efficacy in managing negative (NEG) and in expressing positive (POS) affect (G. V. Caprara & M. Gerbino, 2001). In this study of young adults, the factorial structure of the RESE scale was found to be similar in Italy, the United States, and Bolivia. In addition to a factor for POS, NEG was represented by a second-order factor of 2 different negative affects: despondency-distress (DES) and anger-irritation (ANG). Overall, there was partial invariance at both metric and scalar levels across gender and countries. Discriminant and convergent validity of the RESE scale was further examined in the Italian sample. Stronger patterns of association of POS with prosocial behavior, of ANG with low aggressive behavior problems and irritability, and of DES with low anxiety/depressive problems and shyness and high self-esteem were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. gianvittorio.caprara@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Gian Vittorio
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Caprara
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Giunta
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerbino
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pastorelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tramontano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001838:Bolivia; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
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