Form: Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire, EBQ

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Slightly disagree
4 – Neither agree nor disagree
5 – Slightly agree
6 – Agree
7 – Strongly agree
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1
Once people are experiencing negative emotions, there is nothing they can do about modifying them.
2
People cannot control their positive emotions.
3
There is very little use for negative emotions.
4
Positive emotions are very unhelpful to people.
5
It doesn't matter how hard people try, they cannot change their negative emotions.
6
People cannot learn techniques to effectively control their positive emotions.
7
People don't need their negative emotions.
8
There is very little use for positive emotions.
9
People cannot control their negative emotions.
10
It doesn't matter how hard people try, they cannot change their positive emotions.
11
Negative emotions are harmful.
12
People don't need their positive emotions.
13
People cannot learn techniques to effectively control their negative emotions.
14
Once people are experiencing positive emotions, there is nothing they can do about modifying them.
15
The presence of negative emotions is a bad thing for people.
16
Positive emotions are harmful.

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