Directorate of Research, Vice-rector for Research and Doctorates, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
Doctorate in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
PLoS One. 2021 Jun 2;16(6):e0252329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252329. eCollection 2021.
The way couples regulate their emotions affects the quality of their relationship. Despite this, no evidence-based scales of validity and reliability can measure the intention to regulate emotions in the romantic dyad. In order to address this gap, we developed the Couples Extrinsic Emotion Regulation (CEER) questionnaire. First, we adapted the "Others" subscale from the Emotion Regulation of Others and Self questionnaire (EROS) for any close relationship to measure the intention to regulate emotions in couples; second, the psychometric properties of the CEER questionnaire were studied. For the content validity assessment, 23 experts (47.8% of whom worked in social and health psychology and the psychology of emotions, 17.4% in couples' therapy, and 34.8% in social science methodologies) participated. A total of 528 Chileans completed the online CEER questionnaire, the relationship satisfaction scale (RAS) and dyadic adjustment scale (DAS): 27.8% were male, age M = 38.7, SD = 10.05, and time of the relationships M = 11.27, SD = 9.82. The content-based validity study made it possible to determine which items to include in the final version. Two unrelated first-order factors structure of the original test fit (RMSEA = .052, GFI = .97, AGFI = .95; CFI = .99; NFI = .98; and NNFI = .98). The CEER+ and CEER- factors presented adequate internal consistency (α = .79; ω = .80 and α = .85; ω = .85, respectively). The discrimination index of the factors were excellent (CEER+ = .55 and CEER- = .63). Validity evidence based on the relations to other variables showed a direct positive relation between CEER+, RAS and overall DAS, as well as their factors; and a negative relation between CEER-, RAS overall DAS, as well as their factors. The use of this instrument is recommended for the identification of Chilean couples where at least one of the partners has a less favorable opinion of their relationship, providing relevant data for couple's therapy.
夫妻调节情绪的方式会影响他们关系的质量。尽管如此，目前还没有基于证据的有效且可靠的量表可以衡量浪漫伴侣中调节情绪的意图。为了解决这一差距，我们开发了夫妻外在情绪调节（CEER）问卷。首先，我们改编了“他人”子量表，将其从《他人和自我的情绪调节量表》（EROS）应用于任何亲密关系，以衡量夫妻调节情绪的意图；其次，研究了 CEER 问卷的心理测量特性。为了进行内容效度评估，23 位专家（47.8%的专家从事社会和健康心理学以及情绪心理学、17.4%的专家从事夫妻治疗、34.8%的专家从事社会科学方法学）参与了评估。共有 528 名智利人完成了在线 CEER 问卷、关系满意度量表（RAS）和夫妻适应量表（DAS）：27.8%是男性，年龄 M = 38.7，SD = 10.05，关系时长 M = 11.27，SD = 9.82。基于内容的有效性研究使得确定最终版本中包含哪些项目成为可能。原始测试的两个不相关的一阶因素结构拟合良好（RMSEA =.052，GFI =.97，AGFI =.95；CFI =.99；NFI =.98；和 NNFI =.98）。CEER+和 CEER-因子的内部一致性较好（α =.79；ω =.80 和 α =.85；ω =.85）。因子的鉴别指数非常好（CEER+ =.55 和 CEER- =.63）。基于与其他变量的关系的有效性证据表明，CEER+、RAS 和总体 DAS 及其各因子之间存在直接的正相关，而 CEER-、RAS 和总体 DAS 及其各因子之间存在负相关。建议在至少一方对关系评价较差的智利夫妇中使用该工具，为夫妻治疗提供相关数据。
