How I Feel: A Self-Report Measure of Emotional Arousal and Regulation for Children

This article details the development and preliminary validation of a multidimensional self-report measure of emotion for 8- to 12-year-old children-the How I Feel (HIF). Item generation and selection occurred via 2 pilot administrations ( n s = 250 and 378, respectively). Ten experts provided data o...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 2003-09, Vol.15 (3), p.399-412
Main Authors: Walden, Tedra A, Harris, Vicki S, Catron, Thomas F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Arousal - physiology
Child
Child psychology
Emotional Control
Emotional Responses
Emotional States
Emotions
Emotions - physiology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Models, Psychological
Reproducibility of Results
Self-Assessment
Self-Report
Sex Distribution
Test Construction
Test Validity
Validation studies
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Summary:This article details the development and preliminary validation of a multidimensional self-report measure of emotion for 8- to 12-year-old children-the How I Feel (HIF). Item generation and selection occurred via 2 pilot administrations ( n s = 250 and 378, respectively). Ten experts provided data on content validity. Exploratory factor analysis and subsequent confirmatory factor analysis with samples of 406, 524, 349, and 349 3rd- through 6th-grade children supported a 3-factor model, including the frequency and intensity of (a) positive emotion, (b) negative emotion, and (c) positive and negative emotion control. Results showed moderate longitudinal stability for 120 children over 2 years. Concurrent validity was established. The HIF can be useful in understanding the interplay between arousal and control in social-emotional adjustment in school-age children.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.15.3.399