The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-18 Item: An Examination of Measurement Invariance Across Sex and Its Association with Criminal Behavior in the U.S
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-18 Item: An Examination of Measurement Invariance Across Sex and Its Association with Criminal Behavior in the U.S
Rachelle Kromash Hannah G. Truitt Thalia P. Nicholson Shania Siebert Deanna M. Rusielewicz Meredith K. Ginley Kelly E. Moore East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USARachelle Kromash completed a doctoral program at East Tennessee State University in clinical psychology. Dr. Kromash is currently on postdoctoral fellowship at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center within the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery-Oriented Services program for veterans diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. Dr. Kromash’s research and clinical interests include serving those experiencing unstable housing and studying barriers and facilitators to accessing mental healthcare, including the relationships patients and providers have with each other.Hannah G. Truitt is a second-year neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow with a clinical interest in neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders. Her research primarily investigates the intersection of neuropsychology and high-risk health behaviors.Thalia P. Nicholson, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of trauma-related concerns among first responders, military personnel, veterans, and their families. Her clinical and research interests include trauma, emotion regulation, resilience, and reducing mental health stigma within high-risk occupational populations.Shania Sibert is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Texas. Her research interests focus on the intersection of correctional environments, stigma, and organizational factors influencing correctional employees.Deanna Rusielewicz is a second year in the clinical psychology doctoral program at ETSU in the Crime, Addiction, and Re-entry Lab. Her research and clinical interests focus on reducing stigma, improving re-entry outcomes, and borderline personality disorder symptoms including identity disturbance and emotion dysregulation.Meredith K. Ginley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at ETSU and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Her research focuses on efforts to improve outcomes and retention in treatment for substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. She is currently a co-investigator on a grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to facilitate expanded access to gambling prevention and treatment services for all Tennesseans.Kelly E. Moore, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at East Tennessee State University. She directs the Crime, Addiction, and Re-entry Lab, wherein she mentors undergraduate and graduate students to conduct clinical research with justice-involved populations. Her research interests focus on reducing stigma and other barriers to evidence-based behavioral health treatment in the criminal legal system.