親密關係情緒調節契合度量表及其信效度檢驗

Constructing the Congruence of Emotional Regulation in Romantic Relationships Scale and Testing Its Reliability and Validity

研究目的：現有人際情緒調節理論無法預測人際情緒調節的成效。有鑑於此，有研究透過質性訪談，針對親密關係建構出人際情緒調節模型（何文澤、葉光輝，2023）。該模型將人際情緒調節分為四階段歷程，並以「契合度」概念化每階段中的雙方互動。前一階段的契合度會傳遞至下一階段，累積的契合度將決定整體情緒調節的成敗。研究方法：本研究奠基於該模型，發展「親密關係情緒調節契合度量表」，並進行量表的信、效度檢驗。研究一以122位處於親密關係中的參與者，填答編製的契合度量表題目與相關量表。根據項目分析與探索性因素分析結果刪改題目，共得到19題。研究二則以108對交往或已結婚的參與者填寫修改後的題目，以驗證性因素分析確定14題四階段的正式題目。研究結果：契合度越高時，個體的身心適應與親密關係品質越佳。研究結論：親密關係情緒調節契合度量表能有效預測個體之身心適應與親密關係品質，未來可運用於人際情緒調節研究與伴侶諮商之中。

Purpose: Research on emotion regulation has shifted to focus on the influence of context and the ways in which emotions may be regulated interpersonally. However, prior theories of interpersonal emotion regulation failed to predict the effectiveness of interpersonal regulation. In response, researchers constructed a model of interpersonal emotion regulation in romantic relationships (Ho & Yeh, 2023). This model describes interpersonal emotion regulation as a 4-stage process and conceptualizes the interactions between partners in each stage as congruence. The congruence from each stage carries over to the next. The cumulative level of congruence determines whether the overall emotion regulation leads to success or failure. Based on this model, we developed a scale to assess the congruence of emotional regulation in romantic relationships and examined its reliability and validity. Methods: Study 1 involved 122 participants in romantic relationships who completed the initial draft of the congruence scale and related scales. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis resulted in a refined 19-item scale. Study 2 involved a new set of 108 couples (dating or married) who completed the revised items. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to establish a formal 14-item, 4-stage scale. Results: The CFA indicated that the fitness of a 4-stage structure was better than a 3-stage structure, which corresponds to the theory. Overall, the congruence score was positively associated with an individual's wellbeing, romantic relationship satisfaction, and positive shared emotions in the relationship, and negatively associated with levels of depression. Using a new dataset, in Study 2, we compared the congruence scores as evaluated by their partner and by themselves. Selfreported congruence scores predicted individual and relationship adjustment better than partner-reported scores. We also compared the congruence score with the score from an existing scale measuring interpersonal emotion regulation efficiency. The congruence score showed incremental validity in predicting female participants' romantic relationship satisfaction. For male participants, the congruence score had an incremental effect on predicting their stress level and positivity resonance. Actor-Partner Independence Model (APIM) analysis showed a consistent actor effect in the congruence score in predicting both the individual’s adjustment and relationship adjustment. Partner effects only appeared when predicting relationship adjustment. Conclusion: The congruence of emotional regulation in romantic relationships scale showed decent reliability and validity. It can be used to study emotional interactions in romantic relationships. Furthermore, it may assist psychologists in identifying potential issues during couples’ therapy.