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Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents

The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) is a 10-item self-report measure of emotion regulation strategies in children and adolescents ages 10–18 years. Based on Gross's process model of emotion regulation, the ERQ-CA assesses two key strategies: Cognitive Reappraisal (reinterpreting emotional situations to reduce emotional impact) and Expressive Suppression (inhibiting emotional responses). It is widely used in developmental psychology and clinical research to understand emotion management abilities and links to mental health outcomes.

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  1. Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (1998). Mapping the domain of expressivity: Multimethod evidence for a hierarchical model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(1), 170–191. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.1.170
  2. Gee, D. G., Gabard-Durnam, L., Telzer, E. H., Humphreys, K. L., Goff, B., Shapiro, M., . . . Tottenham, N. (2014). Maternal buffering of human amygdala-prefrontal circuitry during childhood but not during adolescence. Psychological Science, 25(11), 2067–2078. DOI: 10.1177/0956797614550878

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ScholarGateEmotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/child-psychiatry/emotion-regulation-questionnaire-child