scholarly journals PENGARUH KECEMASAN TERHADAP PENYESUAIAN PERNIKAHAN PADA WANITA PERIMENOPAUSE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 516
Author(s):  
Ivana Kamilie ◽  
Rismiyati E. Koesma ◽  
Zamralita Zamralita
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Hot Flashes ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Individual

Physical decline will occur gradually in middle adulthood. One of the big things related to the physical condition of middle adult women is the period of perimenopause. Not only physically, the perimenopause period will also affect the emotional aspects of women. In this period, women will experience a higher level of anxiety rather than other developmental periods. The anxiety experienced not only affects the individual, but can also have an impact on the couple, such as affecting marriage satisfaction, marriage quality, and sexual satisfaction. One term that is quite broad and can summarize these aspects is marital adjustment. This study aims to determine the effect of anxiety on marital adjustment in perimenopause women. Participants in this study were 182 women, aged 40-50 years who experienced perimenopause symptoms (hot flashes, vaginal dryness, easy headaches, bone loss, increased levels of bad cholesterol, dry skin, difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, decreased sexual desire and fertility, mood changes, irritability, increased symptoms of depression and anxiety). The measuring instruments used in this study were the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). In this study, the analysis technique used is simple linear regression. The results showed a negative effect of anxiety on marriage adjustment (B = -0.583, p <0.01). The higher the anxiety, the lower the marriage adjustment, and vice versa. The amount of influence given by anxiety on marital adjustment is 34%. Penurunan fisik akan terjadi secara bertahap pada masa dewasa madya. Salah satu hal besar yang berhubungan dengan kondisi fisik pada wanita dewasa madya adalah periode perimenopause. Tidak hanya berpengaruh secara fisik, periode perimenopause juga akan memengaruhi aspek emosional pada wanita. Pada periode ini, wanita akan mengalami tingkat kecemasan yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan pada masa perkembangan lainnya. Kecemasan yang dialami tidak hanya berdampak pada individu, namun juga dapat berdampak pada pasangan, seperti memengaruhi kepuasan pernikahan, kualitas pernikahan, dan kepuasan seksual, Salah satu istilah yang cukup luas dan dapat merangkum aspek-aspek terseut adalah penyesuaian pernikahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh kecemasan terhadap penyesuaian pernikahan pada wanita perimenopause. Partisipan pada penelitian ini adalah 182 wanita, berusia 40-50 tahun yang mengalami simptom perimenopause (hot flashes, rasa kering pada vagina, mudah sakit kepala, pengeroposan tulang, peningkatan kadar kolesterol jahat, kulit kering, sulit berkonsenterasi, mudah lupa, penurunan gairah seksual dan kesuburan, perubahan kondisi mood, mudah tersinggung, peningkatan gejala depresi dan kecemasan). Alat ukur yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) dan Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). Pada penelitian ini teknik analisa yang digunakan adalah regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya pengaruh negatif kecemasan terhadap penyesuaian pernikahan (B = -0.583, p < 0.01). Semakin tinggi kecemasan maka penyesuaian pernikahan akan semakin rendah, dan sebaliknya. Adapun besar pengaruh yang diberikan kecemasan terhadap penyesuaian pernikahan adalah sebesar 34%.

scholarly journals Ψυχολογική επιβάρυνση μετά από διακοπή κύησης λόγω συγγενών ανωμαλιών ανάλογα με το τρίμηνο κύησης

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ελισσάβετ Μανιατέλλη
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Short Version ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Perinatal Grief ◽  
Perinatal Grief Scale

Εισαγωγή: Η ψυχολογική επιβάρυνση μετά από απώλεια κύησης (αυτόματη αποβολή 1ου και 2ου τριμήνου, εκλεκτική διακοπή λόγω συγγενών ή χρωμοσωμικών ανωμαλιών) είναι ένα πολυπαραγοντικό φαινόμενο, η συχνότητα του οποίου έχει αναγνωριστεί από ένα συνεχώς αυξανόμενο αριθμό μελετών. Δεδομένης της μεγάλης συχνότητας και των βραχυπρόθεσμων όσο και μακροπρόθεσμων συνεπειών της, τόσο για την γυναίκα οσο και για την οικογένεια, ο έγκαιρη αναγνώριση της περιγεννητικής θλίψης οδηγεί σε ταχύτερη αντιμετώπιση της. Η σύντομη εκδοχή της Κλίμακας Περιγεννητικής Θλίψης (Perinatal Grief Scale /PGS, 33 – Item Short Version), έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί σε ένα μεγάλο αριθμό μελετών σε όλο τον κόσμο κατά τη διάρκεια των τελευταίων 30 ετών, για τον εντοπισμό της περιγεννητικής θλίψης. Η απουσία αυτού του ψυχομετρικού εργαλείου στην Ελλάδα, αποτελούσε επιστημονικό κενό ως προς την ανάδειξη του φαινομένου, με αποτέλεσμα να μην υπάρχουν στοιχεία σε αυτόν το τομέα. Σκοπός: Ο σκοπός της μελέτης ήταν να διερευνήσει την ψυχολογική επιβάρυνση των γυναικών μετά από διακοπή κύησης στο 1ο και 2ο τρίμηνο της κύησης, καθώς και των μεταβλητών που την επηρεάζουν. Παράλληλα, έγινε μετάφραση και στάθμιση στην ελληνική γλώσσα της κλίμακας PGS. Μέθοδος: Το δείγμα αποτέλεσαν 176 γυναίκες, οι οποίες προέρχονταν από ένα δημόσιο και ένα ιδιωτικό μαιευτήριο της Αθήνας που είχαν βιώσει απώλεια κύησης μέχρι τις 26 εβδομάδες, μεταξύ των ετών 2014 και 2016. Η εκτίμηση της ψυχολογικής επιβάρυνσης έγινε την ημέρα της διακοπής της κύησης, στις 6 εβδομάδες και στους 6 μήνες μετά. Οι συμμετέχουσες συμπλήρωσαν τα παρακάτω αυτοσυμπληρούμενα και σταθμισμένα στην ελληνική γλώσσα ερωτηματολόγια: την Κλίμακα Επιλόχειας Κατάθλιψης του Εδιμβούργου (Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale /EPDS), την Κλίμακα Μέτρησης του Άγχους του Spielberger (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory /STAI), την Κλίμακα Άγχους και Κατάθλιψης στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale /HADS), την Κλίμακα Δυαδικής Προσαρμογής (Dyadic Adjustment Scale /DAS), την Κλίμακα Μετατραυματικής Διαταραχής Άγχους (Impact of Events Scale-revised /IES-R) και την Κλίμακα Περιγεννήτικης Θλίψης (PGS) . Αποτελέσματα: Οι συντελεστές εσωτερικής συνάφειας Cronbach’s alpha για τις υποκλίμακες της PGS ήταν, για την «Ενεργή Θλίψη» 0.90, για τη «Δυσκολία Αντιμετώπισης» 0.82, για την «Απόγνωση» 0.88 και για το σύνολο της κλίμακας 0.94. Υπήρξε σημαντική μεταβολή στις βαθμολογίες των κλιμάκων από την αρχική μέτρηση μέχρι τους 6 μήνες, με μόνη εξαίρεση τη βαθμολογία στην υποκλίμακα «Απόγνωση» της κλίμακας PGS, η οποία δε μεταβλήθηκε καθόλου στο χρόνο παρακολούθησης. Υπήρξε σημαντική θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ της κλίμακας DAS και των υπόλοιπων κλιμάκων. Οι συμμετέχουσες που διέκοψαν την κύηση μετά τις 12 εβδομάδες είχαν υψηλότερες βαθμολογίες σε όλες τις κλίμακες, σε σύγκριση με τις συμμετέχουσες που διέκοψαν την κύηση πριν τις 12 εβδομάδες. Εκείνες που διέκοψαν την κύηση λόγω συγγενούς ανωμαλίας, είχαν υψηλότερες βαθμολογίες, σε σύγκριση με τις συμμετέχουσες που διέκοψαν την κύηση λόγω αυτόματης αποβολής 1ου τριμήνου. Τέλος, όσο καλύτερη ήταν ποιοτικά η σχέση του ζευγαριού τόσο περισσότερο μειώνονταν τα συμπτώματα κατάθλιψης, άγχους, μετατραυματικού στρες και περιγεννητικής θλίψης. Συμπεράσματα: Τα αποτελέσματά μας, τα οποία αναφέρονται για πρώτη φορά σε ελληνικό πλυθυσμό, είναι παρεμφερή με αυτά που έχουν βρεθεί σε προγενέστερες μελέτες που διεξήχθησαν σε άλλες χώρες. Σημαντικοί προγνωστικοί παράγοντες για την εκδήλωση κατάθλιψης, άγχους, μετατραυματικού στρες και περιγεννητικής θλίψης, φάνηκαν να είναι η ποιότητα της συντροφικής σχέσης, η ηλικία κύησης και η διακοπή κύησης λόγω συγγενών ανωμαλιών. Τέλος, η ελληνική PGS αποτελεί ένα αξιόπιστο εργαλείο για τον εντοπισμό της περιγεννητικής θλίψης.

scholarly journals Screening for Early Signs of Paternal Perinatal Affective Disorder in Expectant Fathers: A Cluster Analysis Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Sonia Mangialavori ◽  
Michele Giannotti ◽  
Marco Cacioppo ◽  
Federico Spelzini ◽  
Franco Baldoni
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Cluster Membership ◽  
Expectant Fathers ◽  
The Individual

Previous studies documented gender-related differences in the expression of Perinatal Affective Disorders. However, little attention has been paid to screening the male population during the perinatal period. This study was based on three aims: (1) to investigate the mental health of expectant fathers based on their levels of depression, anxiety, addiction, anger attacks/hostility, and somatization, identifying psychological profiles; (2) to analyze the association between these profiles and the individual variable of perceived stress; (3) and to examine the association between these profiles and the couple’s variable of marital adjustment. A total of 350 Italian expectant fathers in the last trimester of pregnancy were asked to fill in questionnaires concerning perceived stress, dyadic adjustment, psychiatric symptomatology, and depression. Three different clusters were found: “psychologically healthy men” (68%) with low levels of symptoms on all the scales; “men at risk of externalized behavioral problems” (17.1%), characterized by one or more addictive or risky behaviors and moderate levels of scales scores; and “men experiencing psychological distress” (14.9%), with the highest scores on all the scales. A significant association emerged among the perceived stress, marital adjustment, and cluster membership. These results highlight the importance of screening fathers in perinatal health services, which are still predominantly mother-centered, and underscore the necessity to create tailored and personalized interventions.

scholarly journals Efek Sabar dan Syukur Terhadap Penyesuaian Pernikahan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Nafira Zuliana ◽  
Anisia Kumala
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
New Information ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Age Of Marriage

AbstractOne of the keys to achieving a quality of marriage is the marital adjustment. Marital adjustment is defined as the process of mutual adjustment between husband and wife in all aspects of their life. There are many challenges faced, so it requires patience and gratitude. Patience is self-control from bad actions, accompanied by an optimistic attitude, never giving up, being open to new information and solutions, and not easily complaining. Meanwhile, gratitude can be defined as positive feelings to oneself, others, the environment and even God, and is expressed in behavior. This study aimed to explore effect of patience and gratitude on marital adjustment. The research approach used is quantitative, involving 203 respondents (male = 64, female = 139), taken by purposive sampling technique. Criteria of respondent are married Muslim, age of marriage between 0-2 years. The scale used in this study is the RDAS (Revision Dyadic Adjustment Scale) for marital adjustments with 0.796 reliability, the Patience Scale with 0.749 reliability and the Gratitude Scale in Islamic Psychology with a reliability of 0.839. Statistical analysis techniques use multiple regression. The results of this study indicate an F value of 18,717 with a probability value of 0.000 (p <0.05). This data shows that the variables of patience and gratitude have an effect on marital adjustments by 15.8 percent, or with the R square coefficient (R²) value of 0.158.AbstrakSalah satu kunci dari tercapainya kualitas pernikahan adalah adanya penyesuaian pernikahan.  Penyesuaian pernikahan didefinisikan proses saling menyesuaikan antara suami dan istri pada seluruh aspek kehidupannya. Pada prosesnya banyak tantangan yang dihadapi sehingga membutuhkan variabel sabar dan syukur. Sabar adalah pengendalian diri dari tindakan yang tidak baik, disertai sikap optimis, pantang menyerah, terbuka kepada informasi baru maupun solusi, serta tidak mudah mengeluh. Sedangkan syukur dapat diartikan perasaan positif kepada diri sendiri, orang lain, lingkungan dan bahkan Tuhan dan diekspresikan dalam perilaku. Penelitian ini berupaya untuk melakukan studi tentang pengaruh sabar dan syukur terhadap penyesuaian pernikahan. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif, melibatkan 203 responden (Laki-laki=64, Perempuan=139), diambil dengan teknik purposif, dengan kriteria yang sudah menikah, Muslim, usia pernikahan 0-2 tahun. Adapun skala yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah RDAS (Revision Dyadic Adjustment Scale) untuk penyesuaian pernikahan dengan reliabilitas 0.796, Skala Sabar dengan reliabilitas 0.749 dan Skala Syukur dalam Psikologi Islam dengan reliabilitas sebesar 0.839. Teknik Analisa statistik menggunakan multiple regression. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan adanya nilai F sebesar 18.717 dengan probabability value sebesar 0.000 (p< 0.05). Data ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel sabar dan syukur memberikan pengaruh terhadap penyesuaian pernikahan sebesar 15,8 persen, atau dengan nilai koefisien R square (R²) sebesar 0.158 

scholarly journals Perceived Multitasking Ability and Preference, Gender Role Attitudes, and Marital Adjustment of Married Working Individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-471
Author(s):  
Saima Kalsoom ◽  
Anila Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Gender Role Attitude ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Preference Inventory ◽  
The Relationship

This study was planned to investigate the relationship between perceived multitasking ability and preferences, gender role attitudes, and marital adjustment of working individuals. It was also intended to explore the moderating effect of multitasking preference for the relationship between perceived multitasking ability and marital adjustment. Data was collected from a sample of 222 married working individuals i.e., (117 men and 105 women). Their ages ranged between 23-65 years (M = 38.75, SD = 9.20). Translated version (Kalsoom & Kamal, 2020) of Communication Specific Multitasking Measurement instrument (Kushniryk, 2008), translated (Kalsoom & Kamal, 2018) version of Multitasking Preference Inventory (Poposki & Oswald, 2010), translated (Nasreen, 2000) Version of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976), and indigenously developed (Anila & Ansari, 1992) Gender Role Attitudes Scale (Kamal & Saqib, 2004); was used to collect the data. Results showed significant positive correlation of perceived multitasking ability with marital adjustment and multitasking preferences. Gender role attitude was found positively correlated with multitasking preference and marital adjustment. The results also revealed multitasking preference as a moderator in predicting the relationship between perceived multitasking ability and marital adjustment. From these findings we may infer that higher multitasking preferences play an important role for perceived multitasking ability and marital adjustment of married working individuals.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of Lock-Wallace short marital adjustment scale (LWSMAT) for Bangladeshi couples

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Mosammat Nazma Khatun ◽  
Farah Deeba ◽  
Tanzir Ahmmad Tushar
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Original Scale

The present study aimed to explore psychometric properties of the Lock- Wallace Short Marital Adjustment Scale to use in the context of Bangladesh. The original scale consisted of 15 items and higher scores on the scale indicate greater marital satisfaction. After attaining agreement on the appropriateness of translated items by judges, item analysis was done using 318 clinical and nonclinical samples. The Cronbach’s Alpha and split-half reliability of the adapted scale was 0.92 and 0.95, respectively. The test-retest correlation was also found to be significant (r = 0.95, α = 0.01). Construct validity was measured by computing discriminant validity (F = 38.88, α < 0.001) between the clinical and non-clinical sample. Convergent validity was also ensured by measuring correlation(r = 0.72, α = 0.01) between Lock-Wallace scale and Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale. It is suggested that the scale be used in Bangladeshi context considering that the item may incur low score for couples. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(2): 159-165, 2019 (July)

scholarly journals Personality Traits and Marital Adjustment: Interaction between Intra and Interpersonal Aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristofer Batista da Costa ◽  
Clarisse Pereira Mosmann
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Partner Effect ◽  
Latent Traits

Abstract Personality characteristics have been evaluated due to the reflexes that they provoke in the conjugal satisfaction and adjustment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the actor-partner effects of personality traits on the conjugal adjustment of heterosexual couples. The study, quantitative and explanatory, evaluated 231 couples from different cities of Rio Grande do Sul. Respondents completed the Socio-demographic questionnaire, the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Personality Adjectives Marker scale. The data was analyzed using the Latent Traits Model. The results indicate that socialization, neuroticism and achievement factors have an effect on the marital adjustment of husbands and wives. There is a partner effect on the wives’ neuroticism factor and on the husbands’ achievement factor. The extroversion and openness factors do not provoke actor-partner effects on the adjustment of the couples. The results are discussed in the light of other studies and research agendas are suggested.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem, Coping Efforts and Marital Adjustment

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 660-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Bélanger ◽  
Marie-France Di Schiavi ◽  
Stéphane Sabourin ◽  
Caroline Dugal ◽  
Ghassan El Baalbaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Ways Of Coping ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment. The sample consists of 216 subjects from 108 couples who completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Ways of Coping Checklist. The results confirm the presence of a relationship between self-esteem, specific coping strategies and marital adjustment in men and women. High self-esteem and marital adjustment are associated with the use of problem solving strategies and less avoidance as a way of coping. Moreover, cross analyses reveal that one’s feelings of self-worth are associated with his/her spouse's marital adjustment. The theoretical implications of these results are discussed.

Clinical Utility and Validation of the Couple's Communicative Evaluation Scale

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-622
Author(s):  
Craig E. West
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
The Individual

This study assessed the validity and clinical utility of a new test, the Couple's Communicative Evaluation Scale. With 24 couples from a variety of resources, e.g., churches, newspaper, and colleges, a discriminant analysis using the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, indicated that satisfied couples could be discriminated from dissatisfied couples with 91–96% accuracy. Significant differences on the scale were found for means between 7 distressed and 16 nondistressed couples using the satisfaction/dissatisfaction cutoff score of 200 on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and significant differences on the individual scales were found for means between 16 distressed and 31 nondistressed individuals using the satisfaction/dissatisfaction cutoff score of 100 on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Demographic variables, e.g., age, marriage length, were statistically significant. Scale scores were highly correlated with those on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, indicating good validity. Using all 400 items, an alpha of .99 indicated good internal consistency for the verbal, nonverbal, and listening communication scores.

scholarly journals WHAT DETERMINES THE QUALITY OD MARRIAGE? EMPIRICAL VALIDATION OF THE THEORETICAL MODEL

2020 ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Milica Tošić Radev ◽  
Aleksandra Bogdanović ◽  
Vesna Anđelković
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Empirical Validation ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Marriage Partner ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Model Set ◽  
Set Up

This study aimed to test the model set up by Obradović and Čudina-Obradović, according to which marital quality is determined by certain traits of marital quality from each of these groups of factors: the personality traits of the partners, the characteristics of the marriage, the marital processes and the marital environment. We operationalized this model, by testing the effect personality traits and the tendency towards alcohol consumption of marriage partners (as a personal characteristic of the marriage partner), the duration of the marriage (as the characteristic of the marriage itself), satisfaction with the division of household responsibilities (as one of the indicators of the development of the marital processes) and doubt regarding the marriage partner's fidelity (as the feature of the wider marital environment) have on the experienced marital quality. NEO-PI-R, The Dyadic Adjustment Scale and questionnaire designed for the aims of this study were used on a sample of 199 respondents from Serbia. Our model shows an excellent fit (X2 >.05; RMSEA<.05; GFI>.90; AGFI>.90; CFI>.90; NFI>.90). It can be concluded that Neuroticism, The Duration of marriage, Doubt regarding the partner’s fidelity and Dissatisfaction with the division of household responsibilities have a negative effect on marital quality.

Factor Structure of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dóra Vajda ◽  
Barna Konkolÿ Thege ◽  
Sándor Rózsa
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Dyadic Satisfaction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of

Abstract. The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring relationship quality. Considering the discrepancies across studies regarding the relationship of the underlying constructs of the DAS, the aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure of the scale by applying bifactor models using confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) approaches. The sample consisted of 483 couples recruited in Hungary. The analysis revealed that the bifactor-ESEM yielded the best fit to the data (CFI = .90, RMSEA = .05, WRMR = .88). Further, strict invariance between the sexes was observed for this model. Omega hierarchical coefficients indicated outstanding reliability for the general factor (.86), acceptable estimates for the Dyadic Consensus (.60) and Cohesion (.57) subdomains, but poor reliability for the Dyadic Satisfaction (.22) and Affectional Expression (.36) factors; suggesting that the individual interpretation of these latter two subconstructs must be made with caution.

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