The Moderator Role of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation on the Associations between Commitment, Intimacy, and Couple Satisfaction

Jitaru, Mihaela; Turliuc, Maria Nicoleta

doi:10.3390/ijerph191710506

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“…In attention to this, it has been reported that there is a close link between the EER of positive emotions and the value attributed to the relationship (friendship), and that this link does not seem to depend on efforts to decrease negative emotions in the other (Chesney, 2018). In romantic partners, positive and negative EER strategies have been associated respectively with levels of couple satisfaction (Jitaru, 2020;Kinkead et al, 2021). Regarding individual and contextual differences, it has been proposed that these could moderate and/or mediate the effects of positive and negative EER.…”

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Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

Kinkead

Riquelme

2022

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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The literature on extrinsic emotion regulation or the intention to modify other people’s emotions has grown in recent years, accompanied by proposals in which its definition is made more precise, the way to understand it in relation to other related processes is delimited, and the consequences of its use in the quality of close relationships are evidenced. Conceptual reviews on this topic recognize the importance of examining the affect and dyadic dynamics that arise between those who regulate each other extrinsically. This dynamic refers to emotional interdependence, the potential of the members of a dyad to shape each other’s emotions reciprocally, particularly in those who share a close bond, such as that of a romantic couple. There is little theoretical development regarding the relevance of this characteristic in relation to EER. This article has two objectives: (1) to make a narrative synthesis of the characteristics that define EER and (2) to expand and complexify the existing model by including the emotional interdependence as a vital component in the understanding of the functioning of EER. Lastly, the role of emotional interdependence in the emergence, maintenance, and satisfaction concerning couple relationships is made explicit through phenomena such as shared reality.

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Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

Kinkead

Riquelme

2022

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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“…Another line of research consists of assessing the moderating role of emotion regulation between relational variables. A recent study evaluated whether interpersonal affect-worsening and interpersonal affect-improving strategies moderate the association between commitment, intimacy and relationship satisfaction (Jitaru & Turliuc, 2022). The results showed that man's commitment influenced his partner's couple satisfaction only when man was using interpersonal affect-worsening strategy and woman's usage of affect-improving strategies was positively related to her own and her partner's relationship satisfaction.…”

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Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Family Relationships

Duca

Ursu

Bogdan

et al. 2023

RREM

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Research shows that emotions and emotion regulation strategies are important variables for family functioning. The aim of the present article was to review the literature on the role of emotions and emotion regulation in couple relationships and parent-child interaction. The paper presents the most important theoretical models on emotions and family functioning and provides an overview of research investigating the association of positive emotions, negative emotions and emotion regulation with family relationships outcomes. First, we provided an overview on the functionality and social function of positive and negative emotions. Second, we investigated the role of positive and negative emotions in couple relationship and parent-child interaction. Third, we emphasized the role of specific intrapersonal and interpersonal emotion regulation strategies in couple relationships. Finally, we outlined the role of parents in child’s emotional development. The conclusions of our review support the importance of including emotions and emotion regulation strategies in counselling programs for couples and families.

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“…Considering the high levels of intimacy between spouses, it seems that emotion regulation processes have a crucial role in interspousal relationships (18). To effectively encounter these challenges, spouses need to be equipped with a set of emotional skills such as correctly recognizing and expressing emotions.…”

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The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy and Schema Therapy in Improving Emotional Control in People Affected by Marital Infidelity

Talaeizadeh,

Eftekhar Saadi,

Heidari

et al. 2023

J Clin Res Paramed Sci

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Background: Controlling emotions can be influential in increasing the quality of married life and coping with the outcomes of uncovering extramarital affairs. Objectives: This study hence investigated the effectiveness of hypnotherapy and schema therapy in improving emotional control in people affected by marital infidelity. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control design and a three-month follow-up. The study population included all couples dealing with marital infidelity who visited Mehr-e-Taban Counseling and Psychological Services Center in Tehran, Iran in 2021. A total of 48 individuals were selected through convenient sampling and randomly assigned to the two experimental groups and the control group (n = 16). The first experimental group received eight 90-minute hypnotherapy sessions and the second received ten 90-minute schema therapy sessions. The research instrument included the Emotion Control Questionnaire (ECQ). The data were analyzed using ANCOVA and post hoc tests in SPSS-22. Results: The mean ± SD of the posttest score of emotional control in hypnotherapy and schema therapy groups was 47.62 ± 2.80 and 48.82 ± 1.45, which was significantly different from the control group (P < 0.001). The findings revealed that both therapeutic approaches were effective in improving emotional control and its four components including rehearsal, emotional inhibition, aggression control, and benign control in the participants (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference between the effects of hypnotherapy and schema therapy in improving emotional control. Conclusions: The results indicated that using both therapeutic approaches in counseling centers can be influential in helping maladjusted couples to improve and reduce their marital problems and increase their satisfaction, particularly in couples damaged by infidelity.

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The Moderator Role of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation on the Associations between Commitment, Intimacy, and Couple Satisfaction

Cited by 5 publications

References 78 publications

Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

Emotional interdependence: the key to studying extrinsic emotion regulation

Emotions and Emotion Regulation in Family Relationships

The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy and Schema Therapy in Improving Emotional Control in People Affected by Marital Infidelity

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