Document Type : Quantitative
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Department of psychology, university of lorestan, khorramabad, Iran.
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Department of Psychology, Khorramabad Branch, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran
10.22034/fcp.2025.141612.2241
Abstract
Background: Due to the importance of the role of emotion regulation in close and intimate relationships, especially the relationships of couples, it seems necessary to have a valid self-report questionnaire to investigate the quality of their emotion regulation in their affective relationships. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the (Kinkead et al., 2021) Couples Extrinsic Emotion Regulation questionnaire in the Iranian married population. Method: This research is quantitative and uses correlation designs. The sample of the present study consisted of 382 married people from the city of Bushehr who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. In order to collect data, participants filled out the questionnaire on couples extrinsic emotion regulation(Kinkead et al., 2021), emotional competency(Brasseur et al., 2013) and relational assessment scale(Hendrick, 1988). For data analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, MacDonald’s coefficient, convergent validity, and confirmatory factor structure were used. Findings: Cronbach’s alpha and MacDonald’s coefficient for each subscale of the positive and negative extrinsic emotion regulation were 0.86 and 0.89 respectively, which indicates the good reliability of the questionnaire. The findings of the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of this scale in Iranian society. The two subscales of positive and negative extrinsic emotion regulation were also obtained. The model fit indices and factor loadings of these subscales showed a good fit. The correlation values of the subscales of this questionnaire with emotional competence and relational satisfaction were indicates the desirable convergent validity of this questionnaire. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the couples’ extrinsic emotion regulation questionnaire has suitable psychometric properties and can be used in psychological researches in Iranian society.
Key words: Couples’ extrinsic emotion regulation, Psychometrics, Validity, Reliability
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