本研究最重要的價值在於突破傳統分析方式假設「樣本獨立性」之限制，以強調關係相互性的統計分析模式來探究伴侶間的相處模式，更細緻地探究雙方在衝突處理、情緒調節上之差異如何影響親密關係滿意度。
研究之主要目的為探討伴侶間衝突因應策略、情緒調節策略與關係滿意度之間的關係。研究採問卷調查法，以滾雪球的方式發放問卷，共邀得93對交往中情侶及已婚夫妻參與本研究。研究工具主要使用三份量表：衝突因應策略量表、情緒調節量表及關係品質量表，採「主角與伴侶相依模式」（the Actor-Partner Interdependence model，以下簡稱APIM）進行資料分析，以了解夫妻及伴侶雙方衝突因應策略、情緒調節策略的使用傾向與關係滿意度之間的關聯，並著重於各變項對於伴侶雙方的相互影響。
研究結果發現：單看衝突因應策略對關係滿意度之影響可知，男性使用「整合型」衝突因應策略同時具有「主角效果」及「伴侶效果」；而女性使用「整合型」衝突因應策略僅具有「伴侶效果」。而針對情緒調節策略對關係滿意度之影響，研究結果顯示：不論男女，使用「認知再評估」情緒調節策略皆會對自身之關係滿意度帶來正向影響，使用「表現壓抑」情緒調節策略則會對自身關係滿意度帶來負向影響，僅具「主角效果」。
而同時考量衝突因應策略與情緒調節策略對關係滿意度之影響時，可發現男性使用「整合型」衝突因應策略，對自身及伴侶之關係滿意度有正向影響，同時具有「主角」和「伴侶效果」。而女性使用「逃避型」衝突因應策略及「認知再評估」情緒調節策略，會對自身滿意度帶來顯著正向影響；使用「表現壓抑」情緒調節策略，會對自身滿意度帶來顯著負向影響；皆為「主角效果」。而女性若使用「整合型」因應策略，會對伴侶之關係滿意度帶來顯著正面影響，具有「伴侶效果」。
　　此外，若考量衝突因應策略與情緒調節策略對關係滿意度中正負向情感─「充實感」與「後悔感」之影響時，研究結果顯示：對女性來說，使用正向或負向的情緒調節策略會對自己在關係中的充實感有顯著影響，但影響方向相反，具「主角效果」；而男性若能在關係中使用「整合型」衝突因應策略，則會對自己及伴侶的充實感產生顯著正向影響，同時具有「主角」與「伴侶效果」。而在「後悔感」的部分在「後悔感」的部分，結果發現：女性使用「逃避型」因應策略對自身在關係中的後悔感有顯著負向影響、使用正負向的情緒調節策略會對自己在關係中的後悔感有顯著影響，但影響方向相反，上述皆為「主角效果」；而女性使用「整合型」因應策略和「表現壓抑」調節策略會對男性在關係中的後悔感產生負向影響，為「伴侶效果」。對男性來說，使用「整合型」因應策略會對自身在關係中的後悔感帶來顯著負向影響、使用支配型因應策略則會對自身之後悔感有顯著正向影響，具「主角效果」；而使用「整合型」因應策略則會對伴侶在關係中之後悔感帶來負向影響，具「伴侶效果」。
綜合以上研究結果，本研究協助男女雙方理解使用不同衝突因應和情緒調節策略時，對雙方關係滿意度的影響，若能多運用正向的方式則能促進關係品質。女性可學習使用「整合型」衝突因應策略及「認知再評估」情緒調節策略，但在衝突時亦不需強迫自己馬上面對，暫時使用「逃避型」策略也不失為一種正向方式。男性則可學習「整合型」衝突因應策略，並尊重女性需要透過「逃避型」策略暫時喘息、平復情緒，不要求其立即解決問題，也能多鼓勵女性抒發情緒，避免其使用「表現壓抑」情緒調節策略，而為關係滿意度帶來負面影響。

The major contribution of this study is to overcome the limitation of “sample independence” assumption of conventional analytical methods. Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) makes present study can clearly see the interactions in intimate couples.
The main purpose of present study aims at realizing how couples use different conflict resolution strategies, emotion regulation strategies could affect their own and their partner’s relationship satisfaction. An online questionnaire with snowball sampling was used. The questionnaire included 3 main scales, which were the Rahim Organization Conflict Inventory-II, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Relationship Quality Scale. The total of 93 intimate (married and unmarried) couples participated in this study. The APIM method was utilized to analyze data which focused more on the bidirectional influences and interdependence between dyadic samples.
The results showed that males who tend to use integrating strategy during conflicts have better relationship satisfaction and their partners are more satisfied as well, which means there are actor and partner effects at the same time. On the other hand, females who tend to use cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression emotion regulation strategies only affect their own relationship satisfaction in different directions but not affect their partner’s satisfaction. In addition, females using avoiding strategy during conflicts have better relationship satisfaction, which might be due to cultural factors, all of above effects are actor effects. Females using integrating strategy to deal with conflicts could affect their partner’s satisfaction in a positive way, which is partner effect.
Present study suggests that couples should realize the gender differences when dealing with relationship conflicts and their own emotions. Females can learn to use positive emotion regulation strategy and also practice integrating strategy when coping conflicts. However, it’s also fine if they don’t want to deal with the problem right away, using avoiding strategy is a good way as well. For males, learning integrating strategy during conflicts could help both his and his partner’s satisfaction.

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