愛情關係中對方衝突管理方式與自身關係滿意度之關連

The Impact of Partner’s Conflict Management on One’s Own Satisfaction in a Love Relationship

研究目的：在華人集體主義與社會取向的文化下，對方的行為舉止對個人常造成很大的影響。本研究的目的即欲探究在愛情關係中對方的衝突管理方式與個人自身關係滿意度之間的關連，希冀能藉此反映華人文化的特色。研究方法：研究對象為北部地區公私立大學中目前有交往對象的大學生，有效問卷為275份。研究結果：研究發現對方衝突管理方式中的「整合」、「謙讓」與自身的「關係滿意度」之間有顯著的正相關；而對方衝突管理方式中的「支配」則與「關係滿意度」有顯著負相關。結構方程模式結果顯示在女性樣本方面，「整合」、「支配」與「逃避」會透過對對方衝突管理的滿意度，影響到自身的關係滿意度；在男性樣本方面，則是只有「整合」的衝突管理方式會透過對對方衝突管理的滿意度，進而影響到自身的關係滿意度。研究結論：從研究結果可得知對方衝突管理方式對個人自身關係滿意度的重要性。此亦與深蘊在華人社會中的集體主亦與社會取向的文化脈絡息息相關。而有關男女性所偏好的與採取的衝突管理方式不同之處將從性別權力不平等的角度做更進一步的討論。

Purpose: In Chinese societies, the psychology of love is a relatively under-studied area; conflict management in the context of an intimate relationship is even more rarely studied. In the prevailing Chinese collectivist and social-oriented culture, one’s partner’s conflict management behaviors and styles might have great impacts on one’s own perceptions and evaluations of the relationship quality. The purpose of the present study thus was to explore the relationships between partner’s conflict management and one’s own satisfaction towards a love relationship. This is a fresh angle to look at conflict management in intimate relationships, reflecting a distinct Chinese cultural character. Methods: A pilot study was conducted to test the suitability of self-developed scales as well as the transportability of scales in western origin. In the formal study, structural questionnaires were used to collect research information. University students in Northern Taiwan with dating relationships participated in the study and 275 returned valid questionnaires. There were near equal proportion of male and female respondents, with a mean age of 21.33. Most of them (95.6%) were heterosexual. Results: Analyses revealed that partner’s conflict management (integrating and obliging) positively correlated with one’s own relationship satisfaction, whereas partner’s dominating conflict management negatively correlated with one’s own relationship satisfaction. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed some interesting gender differences in mechanisms facilitating relationship quality. Specifically, for women, integration, dominance, and avoidance affected relationship satisfaction through one's satisfaction towards partner's conflict management; for men, integration was the only factor affecting relationship satisfaction through one's satisfaction towards partner's conflict management.