title: [The Affect Experience and Affect Regulation Q-Sort Test (AREQ): validation and short version].
abstract: Affect experience and affect regulation are based on varying concepts and the integration of this constructs is discussed controversy. The AREQ - Affect Experience and Affect Regulation Q-sort Test, an expert rating, covers the need of an integrated method to explore the emotional functioning of patients. This is the validation of the german version of the AREQ. Based on statistical considerations and in order to create a practicable and time efficient instrument, which is necessary to display the course and process of a therapy, we created a short version of the AREQ. In this short version only significant items are included, and therefore the time for the implementation is much shorter. The results of the statistical calculations show better psychometric properties for the short version. Especially the scales, which are defined by the original version, show better reliability and account in different samples for 60-73% of the variance.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universität Wien, Klinik für Psychoanalyse und Psychotherapie, Wien, Österreich. henriette.loeffler-stastka@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Löffler-Stastka
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stigler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012015:Reference Standards; D012951:Socialization