Validation of the levels of
emotional awareness scale for children.
Bajgar, J., Ciarrochi, J., Lane, R.D. and Deane, F. (2005) Development of the levels of
emotional awareness scale for children (LEAS - C).
Not exact matches
Items are scored on six
scales, labeled as Lack of Emotion
Awareness (6 items; α = 0.85), Lack of
Emotional Clarity (5 items; α = 0.85), Difficulties Controlling Impulsive Behaviours When Distressed (6 items; α = 0.87), Difficulties Engaging in Goal - Directed Behaviour when Distressed (5 items; α = 0.89), Non-acceptance of Negative
Emotional Responses (6 items; α = 0.92), and Limited Access to Effective ER Strategies (8 items; α = 0.91).
For example, poor
emotional awareness, as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia
Scale [61], has been shown to mediate between self - objectification and eating disorders, [46].
Resources to teach self - regulation skills and
emotional awareness: Zones of Regulation (http://www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html), Incredible 5 - Point
Scale (https://www.5pointscale.com/)
Holbein looks at the impact of the Fast Track Intervention, one of the first large
scale programs designed to improve children's non-cognitive skills, such as self - control,
emotional awareness and grit.
If the FEEL - KJ reveals weaknesses in emotion regulation, it seems useful to also administer the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation
Scale (DERS)[45] as this instrument was developed to measure the underlying processes that result in problems with emotion regulation (e.g., «Lack of
Emotional Awareness, «Limited Access to Emotion Regulation Strategies»).