Observation Based Scale of Affect Regulation and Affective Experience

SHAHROOEI, MOHAMMAD AMIN; Shahgholian, Mahnaz; Hasani, Jafar

doi:10.22054/jem.2025.80145.3543

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD Student in Pschology, Department of Psychology, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

³ Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2025.80145.3543

Abstract

Abstract

Emotions are an important part of human life and interpersonal interactions. Despite the importance of the problem of experiencing emotions and the type of regulation by psychotherapy clients, all the tools used in this field are based on self-report, which also excludes the possibility of not being aware of the problem and distortion; therefore, the main goal of the present study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the scale based on the therapist's observation of regulation of emotions and emotional experience (AREQ). People were selected by purposive sampling method. Research tools included scales based on therapist observation of emotion regulation and emotional experience, emotion regulation strategies (ERQ) and positive and negative affect (PANAS). In order to determine the factors of the scale, exploratory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the correlation of the factors with each other and the criterion scales, and to determine the reliability, Cronbach's alpha was used. The component related to emotional experience included three subscales of negative socialized emotion, positive emotion, and intense negative emotion, and the component related to emotion regulation included three subscales of reality-focused responses, external defenses, and avoidance defenses. The findings related to the amount of correlations indicated the validity and also the value of Cronbach's alpha of each of the subscales indicated the appropriate reliability of the scale. Based on these findings, the Persian version of the scale based on therapist observation of emotional regulation and emotional experience has appropriate psychometric properties and is a reliable and valid scale.

Keywords: psychometric characteristics, emotions, emotional experience, emotion regulation, therapist

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Observation Based Scale of Affect Regulation and Affective Experience

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Volume 17, Issue 63
March 2026
Pages 143-167

Observation Based Scale of Affect Regulation and Affective Experience

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Volume 17, Issue 63March 2026Pages 143-167

Volume 17, Issue 63
March 2026
Pages 143-167