. 2015 Mar 11;6:247. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00247

Table 1.

Correlations and coefficient alphas for ERQ subscales, the big five, and criterion variables.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1. ERQ CR	(0.85)
2. ERQ ES	0.18^**	(0.79)
3. Neuroticism	−0.37^***	−0.14^*	(0.84)
4. Extraversion	0.05	−0.33^***	−0.18^**	(0.84)
5. Openness	0.11	0.02	0.10	0.19^**	(0.83)
6. Agreeableness	0.24^***	−0.21^**	−0.31^***	0.18^*	0.16^*	(0.69)
7. Conscientiousness	0.15^*	−0.08	−0.18^**	0.15^*	0.07	0.23^***	(0.78)
8. Positive affect	0.23^***	−0.17^*	−0.19^**	0.43^***	0.29^***	0.25^***	0.26^***	(0.89)
9. Negative affect	−0.23^***	0.09	0.56^***	−0.08	0.12	−0.34^***	−0.25^***	0.13	(0.91)
10. Worry	−0.30^***	−0.14^*	0.79^***	−0.16^*	0.07	−0.16^*	−0.15^*	−0.09	0.47^***	(0.94)
11. Social anxiety	−0.09	0.17^*	0.49^***	−0.59^***	0.00	−0.11	−0.07	−0.28^***	0.28^***	0.42^***	(0.78)
12. Rumination	−0.08	0.03	0.57^***	−0.15*	0.25^***	−0.03	−0.23^***	−0.15*	0.32^***	0.56^***	0.39^***	(0.91)
13. Reflection	0.008	0.05	0.13	0.01	0.62^***	0.11	0.02	0.12	0.21^**	0.05	0.07	0.29^***	(0.90)
14. Flexibility	0.35^***	−0.08	−0.65^***	0.22^**	0.00	0.30^***	0.36^***	0.19^**	−0.65^***	−0.56^***	−0.33^***	−0.51^***	−0.15^*	(0.88)
15. PNE	0.22^***	−0.04	−0.23^***	0.26^***	0.17^*	0.15^*	0.25^***	0.41^***	−0.05	−0.17^*	−0.24^***	−0.15^*	0.10	0.19^**	(0.72)
16. CSA	0.29^***	0.06	−0.11	0.06	0.23^***	0.27^***	0.28^***	0.18^*	−0.25^***	−0.01	0.07	0.08	0.13	0.28^***	0.05	(0.85)

N = 200–203. Coefficient alphas are presented in parentheses along the diagonal. ERQ, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross and John, 2003); CR, cognitive reappraisal; ES, expressive suppression; PNE, preventing negative emotions; CSA, constructive self-assertion.

p <0.05.

^**

p <0.01.

^***

p <0.001.