Does Marital Duration Moderate Actor, Partner, and (Dis)similarity Effects of Personality on Marital Satisfaction?

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
S. Abe ◽  
A. Oshio
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Duration

Relationship-oriented values and marital and life satisfaction among Chinese couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 2578-2596
Author(s):  
Peilian Chi ◽  
Qinglu Wu ◽  
Hongjian Cao ◽  
Nan Zhou ◽  
Xiuyun Lin
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Marital Duration ◽  
Couple Similarity ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objective and background: The present study tested whether the similarity levels of relationship-oriented values among Chinese couples would be higher than those among randomly matched male–female pairs. Furthermore, we examined whether couple similarity of relationship-oriented values would predict spouses’ marital satisfaction and life satisfaction above the actor and partner effects of relationship-oriented values over time and the potential marriage cohort differences. Method: Data were retrieved from the China Family Panel Studies data set in 2010–2014. Our study included a nationally representative sample of 10,860 first-married couples who provided data on relationship-oriented values, marital satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Results: The average profile similarity on relationship-oriented values of the real couples was higher than that of the randomly matched male–female pseudo couples. Actor–Partner Interdependence Model analyses showed that (1) couple similarity of relationship-oriented values was positively associated with husbands’ and wives’ life satisfaction indirectly through wives’ marital satisfaction among couples with short to medium marital duration, even after controlling for life satisfaction 4 years ago and a set of sociodemographic variables; (2) husbands’ relationship-oriented values were positively associated with couples’ life satisfaction indirectly through husbands’ marital satisfaction among couples with short to medium and long marital duration. Conclusion: With a large dyadic sample of Chinese couples, our findings expand the literature on the significant role of couple similarity of relationship-oriented values in personal and relational well-being.

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