Development and Validation of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation for Couples Scale (SIERC) in the Spanish population
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Mónaco, Estefanía
Tamarit, Alicia
Montoya-Castilla, Inmaculada
Abstract / Description
Antecedents. Interpersonal emotional regulation (IER) is the deliberate attempt to influence others’ emotions. There is not enough research on IER in the context of romantic couples. Aim. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess couples’ IER and understanding its functioning at both an individual and dyadic level. Method. Participants were 764 adults and 91 dyads. Three studies were carried out: first, to study the psychometric properties of the scale and its validity; second, to understand the functioning of the scale at a dyadic level; third, to analyse the predictive capacity of the instrument. Results. Our 11-item scale has four factors: observe, ask, validate, and soothe feelings. These factors are doubly evaluated: as an agent (SIERC-A) and as a target (SIERC-B). The scale showed good psychometric properties and adequate internal consistency. It presents convergent validity with emotional competences, and divergent validity with emotional dysregulation and insecure attachment. At a dyadic level, there is an actor-partner effect of IER on couple adjustment. Finally, IER seems to predict relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Discussion. This new instrument can be a useful tool for assessment and intervention in couple therapy and research.
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interpersonal emotion regulation couples dyads instrument validationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2022-07-27
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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PsychArchives
Publication status
acceptedVersion
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reviewed
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Mónaco, E., Tamarit, A., & Montoya-Castilla, I. (in press). Development and validation of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation for Couples Scale (SIERC) in the Spanish population [Accepted manuscript]. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.7772
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mónaco, Estefanía
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Tamarit, Alicia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Montoya-Castilla, Inmaculada
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2022-07-27T15:15:20Z
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Date of first publication2022-07-27
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Abstract / DescriptionAntecedents. Interpersonal emotional regulation (IER) is the deliberate attempt to influence others’ emotions. There is not enough research on IER in the context of romantic couples. Aim. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to assess couples’ IER and understanding its functioning at both an individual and dyadic level. Method. Participants were 764 adults and 91 dyads. Three studies were carried out: first, to study the psychometric properties of the scale and its validity; second, to understand the functioning of the scale at a dyadic level; third, to analyse the predictive capacity of the instrument. Results. Our 11-item scale has four factors: observe, ask, validate, and soothe feelings. These factors are doubly evaluated: as an agent (SIERC-A) and as a target (SIERC-B). The scale showed good psychometric properties and adequate internal consistency. It presents convergent validity with emotional competences, and divergent validity with emotional dysregulation and insecure attachment. At a dyadic level, there is an actor-partner effect of IER on couple adjustment. Finally, IER seems to predict relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Discussion. This new instrument can be a useful tool for assessment and intervention in couple therapy and research.en_US
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Publication statusacceptedVersionen_US
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Review statusrevieweden_US
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SponsorshipPre-doctoral grant Talent Attraction (UV-INV_PREDOC17F1-540334) of University of Valencia.en_US
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CitationMónaco, E., Tamarit, A., & Montoya-Castilla, I. (in press). Development and validation of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation for Couples Scale (SIERC) in the Spanish population [Accepted manuscript]. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.7772en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/7072
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.7772
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Language of contentengen_US
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PublisherPsychArchivesen_US
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.7757
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Keyword(s)interpersonal emotion regulationen_US
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Keyword(s)couplesen_US
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Keyword(s)dyadsen_US
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Keyword(s)instrumenten_US
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Keyword(s)validationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDevelopment and Validation of the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation for Couples Scale (SIERC) in the Spanish populationen_US
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DRO typearticleen_US
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationshipsen_US
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Visible tag(s)PsychOpen GOLDen_US
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Visible tag(s)Accepted Manuscripten_US