Sadikaj Gentiana, Moskowitz D S, Zuroff David C
a McGill University.
Multivariate Behav Res. 2011 Nov 30;46(6):1014-5. doi: 10.1080/00273171.2011.636708.
This study used multilevel structural equation modeling (MSEM; Preacher, Zyphur, & Zhang, 2010) to examine within-person processes that give rise to quarrelsome behavior in interactions between romantic partners. Based on Interpersonal Theory and Adult Attachment Theory, we hypothesized that a person's quarrelsome behavior would be predicted by (a) the direct effect of the partner's quarrelsome behavior, (b) an indirect effect mediated by the person's perceptions of the partner's quarrelsome behavior, and (c) an indirect effect mediated by the person's felt security. Using an event-contingent recording methodology, both partners in 93 cohabiting community couples reported independently on their quarrelsome behavior, felt security, and perceptions of the partner's quarrelsome behavior in interactions with each other during a 20-day period. Findings (see Figure 1 ) supported a direct effect of partner's increases in quarrelsome behavior on person's increases in quarrelsome behavior. This association was partly accounted for by perceptions of partner's behavior and felt security following these perceptions. The more a person perceived the partner as engaging in quarrelsome behavior, the more the person engaged in quarrelsome behavior [indirect effect = .016, 95% CI (.009 - .022)]. Furthermore, the person's perception of greater quarrelsomeness in the partner's behavior was associated with decreases in the person's felt security, which in turn were related to increases in a person's quarrelsome behavior [indirect effect = .009, 95% CI (.005 - .013)]. No gender differences were found. Findings indicate that a partner's increase in quarrelsome behavior is partly related to a person's increase in quarrelsome behavior in part to the extent that the person perceives the behavior as quarrelsome and consequently feels insecure during the interaction. Findings illustrate an application of MSEM for assessing multilevel mediation in the dyadic context. Moreover, the results suggest that theory and therapeutic interventions should consider interpersonal perceptions as the first link in the chain of affective and behavioral reactions to the interpersonal behaviors of others.
本研究采用多层次结构方程模型（MSEM；Preacher、Zyphur和Zhang，2010）来考察浪漫伴侣互动中引发争吵行为的个体内部过程。基于人际理论和成人依恋理论，我们假设一个人的争吵行为可以通过以下因素预测：（a）伴侣争吵行为的直接影响；（b）由个体对伴侣争吵行为的认知所介导的间接影响；（c）由个体的安全感所介导的间接影响。采用事件依存记录法，93对同居社区情侣中的双方在20天内独立报告了他们在相互互动中的争吵行为、安全感以及对伴侣争吵行为的认知。研究结果（见图1）支持了伴侣争吵行为的增加对个体争吵行为增加的直接影响。这种关联部分可由对伴侣行为的认知以及这些认知之后的安全感来解释。个体越认为伴侣有争吵行为，其自身的争吵行为就越多[间接效应 =.016，95%置信区间（.009 -.022）]。此外，个体认为伴侣行为中争吵程度越高，其自身的安全感就越低，而这反过来又与个体争吵行为的增加有关[间接效应 =.009，95%置信区间（.005 -.013）]。未发现性别差异。研究结果表明，伴侣争吵行为的增加部分与个体争吵行为的增加有关，部分原因在于个体将该行为视为争吵行为，并因此在互动中感到不安全。研究结果说明了MSEM在二元情境中评估多层次中介作用的应用。此外，结果表明理论和治疗干预应将人际认知视为对他人人际行为的情感和行为反应链中的第一个环节。
