| Summary: | Abstract: The Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ) assesses beliefs about the controllability and usefulness of positive and negative emotions. The aim of the present study was to establish the construct validity and reliability of the EBQ within the cultural and linguistic context of Norway. The Norwegian version of the EBQ (EBQ-N) was administered to a sample of university students (N = 380, 64.2% females, 93.7% aged 25 or younger). Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the EBQ-N is best represented by three first-order factors and a higher-order general factor, consistent with the findings of the initial validation study. The items displayed both adequate convergence in assessing their intended constructs and effective discrimination among the three first-order factors. The scale components demonstrated acceptable to good internal consistency. In the context of its intrinsic properties, the EBQ-N appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing emotion beliefs in Norwegian research and clinical settings.
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