Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC)

The Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC) is a 24-item measure of children’s self-regulation. The ERC can be answered by adults well acquainted with the child, such as the father, mother, caregiver, or teacher. It was designed to assess the child’s ability to manage and to cope with emotions.

Developer

Shields, A., & Cicchetti, D. (1997). Emotion regulation among school-age children: The development and validation of a new criterion Q-sort scale. Developmental Psychology, 33(6), 906–916. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.33.6.906

 

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