Citation

Kamholz BW, Hayes AM, Carver CS, Gulliver SB, Perlman CA. Cognit. Ther. Res. 2006; 30(2): 227-262.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10608-006-9013-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The ability to regulate emotions is important to mental health and well-being. However, relatively little is known about the cognitive strategies people use when faced with negative affect and the extent to which these strategies reduce such affect. This may be due, in part, to the lack of a comprehensive measure of cognitive affect-regulation strategies. Three studies were conducted to develop a broad-based self-report inventory of 15 specific strategies, called the Inventory of Cognitive Affect Regulation Strategies (ICARUS). This instrument assesses strategies that are oriented toward avoidance of the feelings (e.g., mental disengagement, thoughts of suicide) or diverting attention (e.g., self-criticism/self-blame, blaming others), as well as strategies that are oriented toward approach or engagement (e.g., reframing and growth, acceptance, mindful observation).

RESULTS provide preliminary support for the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity of the measure. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; Emotion regulation; female; male; suicidal ideation; Coping; emotional disorder; article; controlled study; attention; validation process; psychologic test; emotion; coping behavior; psychometry; self evaluation; test retest reliability; Cognitive affect regulation; cognitive affect regulation strategies; Measurement of coping; Mood repair