BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a dimensional psychological domain, previously operationalized by instruments of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) for children and adolescents; however, its cross-cultural and bottom-up characteristics among adult populations are still unknown. METHOD: We examined scores obtained on the Adult Self-Report (ASR) by 9,238 18- to 59-year-olds from 10 societies that differed in social, economic, geographic, and other characteristics. A Latent Class Analysis was performed on the data from each society. RESULTS: In each society, a dysregulated class (DYS) was identified, which was characterized by elevated scores on most ASR syndromes. The mean prevalence of DYS was 9.2% (6.1-12.7%). The best models ranged from three to five latent classes in the different societies. CONCLUSIONS: Although the number of identified classes and the prevalence of ED varied across societies, a DYS class was found in each society, suggesting the need to adopt a dimensional view of psychopathology and a cross cultural perspective also in adult populations.

CONTEXTO/OBJETIVO: La desregulación emocional (DE) es un ámbito dimensional en Psicología, previamente operacionalizado por los instrumentos del Sistema de Evaluación Basado Empíricamente de Achenbach (ASEBA, por sus siglas en inglés) para niños y adolescentes; sin embargo, aún se desconocen sus características interculturales y su enfoque ascendente en su aplicación a la población adulta. MÉTODO: Examinamos las puntuaciones obtenidas en el Autoinforme de Adultos (ASR, por sus siglas en inglés) por 9.238 personas de 18 a 59 años de edad pertenecientes a 10 sociedades que diferían en cuanto a sus características sociales, económicas, geográficas y de otro tipo. Se realizó un Análisis de Clases Latentes con los datos de cada sociedad. RESULTADOS: En cada sociedad se identificó una clase desregulada (DES), que se caracterizaba por puntuaciones elevadas en la mayoría de los síndromes ASR. La prevalencia media de DES fue del 9,2% (6,1-12,7%). Los mejores modelos oscilaron entre tres y cinco clases latentes en las diferentes sociedades. CONCLUSIONES: Aunque el número de clases identificadas y la prevalencia de DE variaron entre las diversas sociedades, se encontró una clase DES en cada sociedad, lo que sugiere la necesidad de adoptar una visión dimensional de la psicopatología y una perspectiva intercultural también en las poblaciones adultas.

Africa Mental Health Foundation Nairobi Kenya

Department of Department of Work Organization and Society Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Ghent University Belgium

Department of Psychiatry Kyoto University Hospital Japan

Department of Psychiatry Larner College of Medicine University of Vermont USA

Department of Psychology Bryn Mawr College USA

Department of Psychology Klaipeda University Lithuania

Department of Psychology University of Tirana Albania

Department of Psychology Yonsei University South Korea

Instituto de Psicologia University of São Paulo Brazil

PhD School in Neuroscience School of Medicine and Surgery University of Milano Bicocca Italy

Prague Psychiatric Centre Laboratory of Social Psychiatry Czech Republic

Scientific Institute IRCCS E Medea Developmental Psychopathology Unit Italy

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