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PMERQ
German Version of the Process Model of Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
Short abstract
The German adaptation of the PMERQ measures individual differences in emotion regulation in adults across all five phases of Gross's (2015) process model of emotion formation (situation selection, situation modification, attention control, cognitive change, and response modulation) using 45 items comprising 10 subscales. Reliability: Internal consistencies according to McDonald's omega vary between ω = .76 and ω = .92. Validity: Convergent and discriminant validity as well as the assumed factor structure could be demonstrated. However, limitations were found with regard to measurement invariance across age groups and genders.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2025). Open Test Archive: PMERQ. German Version of the Process Model of Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9009026
Citation
Heekerens, J. B. (2025). PMERQ. German Version of the Process Model of Emotion Regulation Questionnaire [Verfahrensdokumentation, Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.21234
Short information
Short Name PMERQ
English Name German Version of the Process Model of Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
Authors Heekerens, J. B.
Published in Test archive 2025
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Language versions deu
Construct Emotion Regulation
Application age Adults (aged 18 and above)
Item number 45 items
Subscales 10 Subscales: (1) Confront Unpleasant Situations, (2) Avoid Unpleasant Situations, (3) Resolve Conflicts, (4) Avoid Conflicts, (5) Focus Elsewhere, (6) Cognitively Distract, (7) Consider Benefits, (8) Reduce Importance, (9) Support by Emotion Sharing, (10) Expressive Suppression
Application Time 10-15 minutes
Interpretation time 10 minutes
Internal consistency: McDonald's ω = .76 and ω = .92.
Findings on construct validity.
None. Reference values: Means and standard deviation for each scale.
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Heekerens, J. B., Olderbak, S., Gross, J. J., Wingenfeld, K., & Roepke, S. (2024). The Process Model of Emotion Regulation Scale (PMERQ): Psychometric properties and validity of a German version. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000863 PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0429710
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Contact information
Dr. Johannes B. Heekerens, PhD, Walter-Benjamin Fellow & Clinical Psychologist, Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2130