“…Previous research using the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale with adolescents supported this idea in relation to sociability and depressive symptoms and changes in self-esteem (Alessandri et al, 2009;Bandura et al, 2003;Caprara, Alessandri, & Barbaranelli, 2010;Caprara, Alessandri et al, 2012), and studies using the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children with adolescents showed that confidence in one's ability to control negative emotions is particularly helpful for dealing with anxiety and depressive symptoms, which in turn shields youth against the development of emotional problems (Muris, 2001;Muris, Mayer, Reinders, & Wesenhagen, 2011). Further, in relation to adult studies using the ESES, there is support for the idea that all aspects of ESE are important for graduate employability and career satisfaction and for university EMOTIONAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR YOUTH 8 adjustment (Nightingale et al, 2013).…”