Table 1.

RESE Item Loadings After EFA and Correlations Among the Three Factors, Separately for Each Sample

Item		Italian sample			U.S. sample			Bolivian sample
How well can you		POS	DES	ANG	POS	DES	ANG	POS	DES	ANG
POS
	1. Express joy when good things happen to you?	.86	−.04	−.01	.79	−.04	.01	.68	.04	−.08
	2. Feel gratified over achieving what you setout to do?	.78	−.04	.04	.75	−.01	.03	.51	−.07	.00
	3. Rejoice over your successes?	.73	.09	−.05	.66	.05	.00	.63	.11	−.13
	4. Express enjoyment freely at parties?	.71	−.01	.00	.30	.21	−.04	.48	−.11	.10
DES
	5. Keep from getting dejected when you are lonely?	−.01	.79	−.07	.04	.57	.00	.07	.64	.20
	6. Keep from getting discouraged by strong criticism?	−.03	.74	−.01	−.02	.75	−.06	−.01	.75	−.03
	7. Reduce your upset when you don’t get the appreciation you feel you deserve?	−.02	.73	−.02	−.04	.44	.23	−.03	.53	.12
	8. Keep from getting discouraged in the face of difficulties?	.05	.69	.04	.11	.62	−.02	.01	.90	−.13
ANG
	9. Manage negative feelings when reprimanded by your parents or significant others?	.03	.38	.33	−.03	.22	.41	−.05	.28	.53
	10. Avoid getting upset when others keep giving you a hard time?	−.05	−.10	.80	−.03	.17	.59	.05	−.08	.74
	11. Get over irritation quickly for wrongs you have experienced?	.06	.00	.66	−.02	.19	.41	.05	.10	.40
	12. Avoid flying off the handle when you get angry?	−.02	.24	.44	.06	−.20	.78	.01	−.01	.55
Correlations among factors		POS	DES	ANG	POS	DES	ANG	POS	DES	ANG
POS		—			—			—
DES		.37	—		.18	—		.11	—
ANG		.13	.56	—	.10	.63	—	−.17	.59	—

Note. RESE = Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy; EFA = exploratory factor analysis; POS = perceived self-efficacy in expressing positive affect; DES = Perceived Self-Efficacy in managing despondency/distress. ANG = Perceived Self-Efficacy in managing anger/irritation.