Criterion-Related Validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 719-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Stephen A. Anderson ◽  
Jonathan E. Benigas ◽  
Mary B. Mc Cutchen ◽  
Charles L. Griffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Limited Support ◽  
New Finding ◽  
The Mean

The mean responses on the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale from 212 wives from intact marriages and 8 wives who had recently separated from their husbands were significantly different. That difference did not appear to be an artifact of social desirability since it decreased only slightly among subjects scoring zero on marital social desirability. The results provide new, if quite limited, support for the criterion-related validity of the marital satisfaction scale. Other characteristics of the scale paralleled previous research, with the new finding that, by controlling for marital social desirability, it was possible to reduce substantially, but not eliminate, some of the nonnormal characteristics of the distributions of the scores.

scholarly journals Child-Free Lifestyle and the Need for Parenthood and Relationship with Marital Satisfaction among Infertile Couples

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razhan Chehreh ◽  
Giti Ozgoli ◽  
Khadijeh Abolmaali ◽  
Malihe Nasiri ◽  
Zolaykha Karamelahi
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Infertile Couples

Objective: Marital satisfaction is considered as satisfaction with a marital relationship on which the presence of a child has different effects. Concerns about a childfree life and its effect on marital satisfaction in infertile couples are very critical. Therefore, this study was intended to characterize and compare concerns about a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood and their relationship with marital satisfaction in infertile couples. Method: A total of 200 men and 200 women who referred to fertility centers in Tehran participated in this cross-sectional study. Convenience sampling method was used for sampling. Demographic survey, ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Fertility Problem Inventory were used for data collection. The resulting data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical tests (Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise Regression). Results: The mean scores for concern about a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood in women were significantly higher than in men. The variables rejection of a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood were respectively predictors of marital satisfaction in women and men. Conclusion: Since marital satisfaction in infertile couples is affected by their feelings about having a child and becoming a parent, it is therefore suggested that appropriate counseling be provided in supportive healthcare programs for infertile couples to promote their marital satisfaction.

Characteristics of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of 79 Married Couples

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 583-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Elaine D. Scanlon ◽  
Colleen L. Crow ◽  
Donna M. Green ◽  
Deborra L. Buckler
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Skewness And Kurtosis

Data from 79 couples in a midwestern sample were analyzed to evaluate the internal consistency reliability and validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale. Cronbach alphas for the scale were 0.89 and 0.93 for husbands and wives, respectively, while the scale was somewhat less well correlated with an abbreviated version of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale than with an abbreviated version of Edmonds' Marital Conventionalization Scale. The distribution of responses to the scale departed significantly from normality in terms of skewness and kurtosis, although the deviations were reduced among subjects scoring low on marital social desirability. The scale offers promise for use in clinical evaluation and survey research where a brief but reliable measure of marital satisfaction is required.

THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE KANSAS MARITAL SATISFACTION SCALE: SOME PSYCHOMETRIC AND NORMATIVE DATA

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Sandra K.M. Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
The Mean

The Chinese version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (C-KMS) was administered to 381 parents of pre-school mentally handicapped children, along with other instruments assessing their stress, mental health, coping styles and caregiving patterns. The C-KMS was found to have high internal consistency as a scale (alpha=.92) and tentative support for the validity of the scale was established: CKMS scores correlated significantly with the frequency of seeking help from spouse, and subjects who had to take care of the child alone at different times had significantly lower C-KMS scores than subjects whose care-giving demands were shared by their spouse. The data also showed that the mean C-KMS scores in the present sample were lower than those reported in the literature and females reported a significantly lower level of perceived marital satisfaction than males.

Self-Reported Marital Instability as Correlated with the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale for a Sample of Midwestern Wives

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyung Ja Jeong ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Marital Instability ◽  
Moderate Correlation ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Family Theory

Family theory predicts a strong relationship between marital quality and marital stability; however, relatively little research with the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale has concerned marital stability as a correlate. In a random sample of 130 wives from a midwestern community, a moderate correlation obtained between the satisfaction scale and marital stability, as measured by the Marital Status Inventory. The magnitude of the correlation did not appear to be an artifact of individual social desirability.

Characteristics of Responses to the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale by a Sample of 84 Married Mothers

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. Nichols ◽  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
K. L. Schectman ◽  
C. C. Grigsby
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Married Mothers

Responses to 3 items on marital satisfaction, 6 on Edmond's Marital Conventionalization Scale, 6 from the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale from 84 married mothers, aged 34.7 yr., indicated reasonable reliability and usual problems with skew and kurtosis. Significant marital social desirability was noted. The scale seems useful.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Marital Satisfaction Among Couples in Lartebiokoshie, Accra, Chana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Asuquo Udofia
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Predominantly Female ◽  
Study Participants

The study examined the interaction of three variables, intimacy, self-esteem, and locus of control, and their effect on marital satisfaction in Lartebiokoshie a suburb under the Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Across sectional survey method was adopted to study the variables of interest. Standardized questionnaires were used to assess all variables of interest. Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and Locus of Control of Behavior scale (LCB) were utilized. Data entry, validation and analysis was done using the Statistical package for Social Science software (SPSS version 25). A total of 720 purposively selected participants took part in the research. The sample was predominantly female, 430 (60%) and Christian, 675 (94%). The modal age group for respondents and spouses was 31-45 years 387(54%) and 400 (56%) respectively. Study participants who were married by ordinance comprised 400 (56%). One hundred and fifty study participants (21%) had the same ethnicity with their spouses and the mean years of marriage was 13.1510.70. The result of the study revealed a significant positive correlation between intimacy and marital satisfaction [r(718) = .460, p< .000], a no significant correlation between locus of control and marital satisfaction [r(718) = .041, p>.05], a negative correlation between self-esteem and marital satisfaction variables [r(718) = -.027, p> .05]. Partner intimacy for to-be-wed couples should be promoted within appropriate and approved settings due to the significant influence demonstrated in this research.

Portuguese Version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale: Preliminary Psychometric Properties

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Natália Antunes ◽  
Salomé Vieira-Santos ◽  
Magda S. Roberto ◽  
Rita Francisco ◽  
Marta F. Pedro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Portuguese Version
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