Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA,
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2014 Mar;39(1):19-25. doi: 10.1007/s10484-013-9237-2.
The present research builds upon the extant literature as it assesses psychophysiological factors in relation to empathy, conflict resolution, and romantic relationship satisfaction. In this study, we examined physiological reactivity of individuals in the context of emotionally laden interactions with their romantic partners. Participants (N = 31) completed self-report measures and attended in-person data collection sessions with their romantic partners. Participants were guided through discussions of problems and strengths of their relationships in vivo with their partners while we measured participants' skin conductance level (SCL) and interbeat interval (IBI) of the heart. We hypothesized that participants' level of empathy towards their partners would be reflected by physiological arousal (as measured by SCL and IBI) and relationship satisfaction, such that higher levels of empathy would be linked to changes in physiological arousal and higher relationship satisfaction. Further, we hypothesized that differences would be found in physiological arousal (as measured by SCL and IBI) based on the type of conflict resolution strategy used by participants. Finally, we hypothesized that differences would be found in empathy towards partner and relationship satisfaction based on the type of conflict resolution strategies used by participants. Results partially supported hypotheses and were discussed in light of existing knowledge based on empirical and theoretical sources.
本研究建立在现有文献的基础上，评估了与同理心、冲突解决和浪漫关系满意度相关的心理生理因素。在这项研究中，我们研究了个体在与浪漫伴侣进行情感交流时的生理反应。参与者（N=31）完成了自我报告的测量，并与他们的浪漫伴侣一起参加了现场数据收集会议。参与者在现场与伴侣讨论了他们关系中的问题和优势，同时我们测量了参与者的皮肤电导水平（SCL）和心率的心动间隔（IBI）。我们假设参与者对伴侣的同理心水平将通过生理唤醒（由 SCL 和 IBI 测量）和关系满意度来反映，即更高的同理心水平将与生理唤醒的变化和更高的关系满意度相关。此外，我们假设参与者使用的冲突解决策略类型会导致生理唤醒（由 SCL 和 IBI 测量）方面的差异。最后，我们假设参与者使用的冲突解决策略类型会导致对伴侣的同理心和关系满意度方面的差异。结果部分支持了假设，并根据实证和理论来源的现有知识进行了讨论。
