Appendix Family Relationships
Appendix Family Relationships
Appendix Family Relationships
Cohesion
16. In our family we really get along well with each other.
Expressiveness
Conflict
19. In our family we raise our voice when we are mad. (R)
Note. Items with (R) are reverse-keyed. Only the final 16 items are
shown here. Three items, 10 (In our family we do things for each other
without being asked), 15 (In our family we work out our problems),
and 17 (In our family we are usually careful about what we say to each
other), were removed in the process of our analyses.
QUESTIONNAIRE ON Emotional Regulations
Now read the sentences and indicate how often you have/had the following thoughts about this event by
placing a cross (x) in the true or false column.
I want to understand why I feel the way I do about what I have experienced
I feel that I am the one who is responsible for what has happened
I often think that what I have experienced is the worst that can happen to a person
I often think that what I have experienced is much worse than what others have
experienced
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The CERQ distinguishes nine different cognitive coping strategies, of which, independently from one
another, clinical psychological literature has established their association with psychopathology.
These are:
1. Self-blame, referring to thoughts of blaming yourself for what you have experienced
(Anderson,Miller, Riger & Sedikides, 1994);
2. Other-blame, referring to thoughts of putting the blame for what you have experienced on
others (Tennen & Affleck, 1990).
3. Rumination, referring to thinking all the time about the feelings and thoughts associated
withthe negative event (Nolen-Hoeksema, Parker & Larson,1994);
4. Catastrophizing, referring to or explicitly emphasizing the terror of the experience
(Sullivan,Bishop and Pivik, 1995)
5. Positive Refocusing, which refers to thinking of other, pleasant matters instead of the actual
event (Endler & Parker, 1990);
6. Acceptance, referring to thoughts of resigning to what has happened (Carver, Scheier
&Weintraub, 1989)
7. Refocus on Planning, or thinking about what steps to take in order to deal with the
event(Carver, et al., 1989; Folkman & Lazarus, 1989);
8. Positive Reappraisal, or thinking of attaching a positive meaning to the event in terms of
personal growth (Carver, et al, 1989; Spirito, Stark & Williams, 1988);7.
9. Putting into Perspective or thoughts of playing down the seriousness of the event when
compared to other events (Allan & Gilbert, 1995)