Psychometric properties of the interpersonal emotion regulation questionnaire among couples in India

Q2 Social Sciences

Interpersona Pub Date : 2022-06-28 DOI:10.5964/ijpr.6675

D. B. Kanth, J. Indumathy

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to translate the Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) into the Tamil language and examine its psychometric properties in the Indian cultural context. Data were collected from a dyadic sample of 340 married heterosexual couples (N = 680) currently residing in India. The mean age of husbands was 39.57 (SD = 6.10; 26 ≥ range ≤ 58), and the wives’ was 35.33 (SD = 5.72; 23 ≥ range ≤ 54). Descriptive results indicated that husbands and wives reported similar levels of interpersonal emotion regulation. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a 20-item model with four factors—enhancing positive affect, perspective-taking, soothing and social modeling, similar to the original version, fits the data well. Furthermore, the multiple-group analysis indicated robust measurement invariance across gender (husbands vs. wives), family type (joint vs. nuclear) and marriage type (arranged vs. love), indicating that the Tamil version of the IERQ operates similarly across these groups. Besides, the Tamil version of the IERQ showed good convergent and discriminant validity with measures of dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction. Implications for research and couples therapy in the Indian cultural context are discussed.

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印度夫妻人际情绪调节问卷的心理测量特征

本研究的目的是将人际情绪调节问卷(IERQ)翻译成泰米尔语，并考察其在印度文化背景下的心理测量特性。数据收集自目前居住在印度的340对已婚异性恋夫妇(N = 680)的二元样本。丈夫平均年龄为39.57岁(SD = 6.10;26≥范围≤58)，妻子为35.33 (SD = 5.72;23≥range≤54)。描述性结果表明，丈夫和妻子报告的人际情绪调节水平相似。验证性因子分析表明，与原始模型相似的20项模型具有积极影响增强、换位思考、抚慰和社交建模4个因素，拟合性较好。此外，多组分析表明，跨性别(丈夫vs妻子)、家庭类型(共同家庭vs核心家庭)和婚姻类型(包办婚姻vs爱情)的测量结果具有强大的不变性，这表明泰米尔语版本的IERQ在这些群体中运作相似。此外，泰米尔语版的IERQ在二元应对和关系满意度方面具有良好的收敛效度和判别效度。讨论了在印度文化背景下对研究和夫妻治疗的影响。

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Interpersona Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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38 weeks

期刊介绍： 1) Interpersona aims at promoting scholarship in the field of interpersonal relationships based on different methodologies and stemming from several disciplines, including Psychology, Family Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Economics, Management Science, Biology, Health Sciences, History, and others. Interpersona aims at contributing to the collective construction of an Interpersonal Relationship Science. 2) Manuscripts examining a wide range of relationships, including close or intimate relationships and weak or temporary ties, are welcome. Some examples are indicated below: Biology - Biological foundations of human relationships: physiological and neurobiological phenomena related to interpersonal interactions. The evolutionary foundations of interpersonal relationships including comparative and animal studies of social interactions. Psychology and Family Studies: close or intimate relations including romantic relationships, family relationships and friendship. Family relationships encompass spouses, parents and children, siblings, and other relations among nuclear and extended family members.[...] 3) In addition to original empirical (qualitative or quantitative) research, theoretical or methodological contributions, integrative reviews, meta-analyses, comparative or historical studies, and critical assessments of the status of the field are welcome as submissions. 4) Interpersona is a totally free access journal and readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles without any charge. All papers are peer-reviewed by members of the editorial board or ad-hoc reviewers under the supervision of an editor. [...] 5) All Interpersona content is available in full text with no charge. All submitted papers are reviewed by at least two referees before being accepted for publication.