Scoring Information: No reverse scored items Mean scores are computed for each subscale. No total score. Calculating scores: Scores range from 1 to 5. Score ranges: High scores reflect a higher endorsement of a given emotion belief. High/low scores: Subscales are: Emotion Constraint (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 18, 20) Regulation Worth (3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 16, 19) Hijack (4, 9, 15, 17, 21) (see below in table form) Item Subscale 1. Emotions operate like a floodgate that is either open or closed. In Emotion Constraint other words, emotions are either or “on” “off.” 2. Emotions can either be expressed entirely or hidden from Emotion Constraint it isn’t possible to share only part of an emotional response. 3. People can learn to control/regulate their emotions. Regulation Worth 4. People are by their emotions. Hijack 5. Putting forth effort to alter emotional experience is valuable. Regulation Worth 6. When a person has a strong emotional reaction to another person, Emotion Constraint they will always feel that way about that other person. 7. When people are feeling down, they have to wait for a better mood Emotion Constraint to arrive before they can be productive. 8. People would be better off if they took time to figure out where Regulation Worth their emotions come from. 9. When strong emotions are present, they dictate what a person says Hijack or does. 10. When an emotion comes along, will continue unless there is a Emotion Constraint change in the environment. 11. When people acknowledge their emotions, the emotions will Emotion Constraint completely take them over. 12. Learning how to alter strong emotions is a worthwhile pursuit. Regulation Worth 13. It is possible, with effort, to alter strong feelings in any situation. Regulation Worth 14. When a person really angry, it’s virtually impossible to not Emotion Constraint take the anger out on people or objects nearby. 15. People are slaves to their emotions. Hijack 16. When a person has a strong emotional reaction to another person, Regulation Worth they will always feel that way about that other person. 17. Strong emotions will make people do things they wouldn’t Hijack normally do. 18. When feelings of sadness take over, a person can’t really do Emotion Constraint anything but wallow in the misery. 19. People benefit from learning how to regulate feelings. Regulation Worth
Scoring Information: No reverse scored items Calculating scores: Mean scores are computed for each subscale. No total score. Score ranges: Scores range from 1 to 5. High/low scores: High scores reflect a higher endorsement of a given emotion belief. Subscales are: Emotion Constraint (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 18, 20) Regulation Worth (3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 16, 19) Hijack (4, 9, 15, 17, 21) (see below in table form) Item Subscale 1. Emotions operate like a floodgate that is either open or closed. In other words, emotions are either “on” or “off.” Emotion Constraint 2. Emotions can either be expressed entirely or hidden from isn’t possible to share only part of an emotional response. Emotion Constraint 3. People can learn to control/regulate their emotions. Regulation Worth 4. People are by their emotions. Hijack 5. Putting forth effort to alter emotional experience is valuable. Regulation Worth 6. When a person has a strong emotional reaction to another person, they will always feel that way about that other person. Emotion Constraint 7. When people are feeling down, they have to wait for a better mood to arrive before they can be productive. Emotion Constraint 8. People would be better off if they took time to figure out where their emotions come from. Regulation Worth 9. When strong emotions are present, they dictate what a person says or does. Hijack 10. When an emotion comes along, it will continue unless there is a change in the environment. Emotion Constraint 11. When people acknowledge their emotions, the emotions will completely take them over. Emotion Constraint 12. Learning how to alter strong emotions is a worthwhile pursuit. Regulation Worth 13. It is possible, with effort, to alter strong feelings in any situation. Regulation Worth 14. When a person really angry, it’s virtually impossible to not take the anger out on people or objects nearby. Emotion Constraint 15. People are slaves to their emotions. Hijack 16. When a person has a strong emotional reaction to another person, they will always feel that way about that other person. Regulation Worth 17. Strong emotions will make people do things they wouldn’t normally do. Hijack 18. When feelings of sadness take over, a person can’t really do anything but wallow in the misery. Emotion Constraint 19. People benefit from learning how to regulate feelings. Regulation Worth
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