Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction: A Meta‐analysis

Jackson, Jean; Miller, Richard B.; Oka, Megan; Henry, Ryan G.

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“…This argument seems logical, considering the findings of Reblin, Uchino and Smith (2010) which link negative relationships with weak or ineffective social support and a source of stress (Holt-Lunstad, Uchino, Smith, & Hicks, 2007). Evidently, recent studies are in support of marital quality being positively related to subjective wellbeing, however, Bookwala, (2012) and Jackson, Miller, Oka, & Henry, (2014) contend that the relationship between marital quality and subjective wellbeing is usually stronger among women than men.…”

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The Moderating Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Subjective Wellbeing

Mayungbo¹

2017

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The independent association between socio-demographic characteristics and subjective well-being is well studied, however, the moderating impact of those characteristics are yet to be established in literature. This study examines the moderating influence of socio-demographic characteristics on subjective well-being among residents in Ibadan metropolis. Using a descriptive survey design and a multistage sampling technique, 10 enumeration areas each were selected from the five major Local Government Areas (LGAs) with simple random technique. The number of participants on the selected enumeration areas were determined with enumeration area maps. Two hundred and twenty participants each were selected from each LGA, using a systematic technique, making a total of 1,100 participants. A questionnaire focusing on socio-demographic profile and life satisfaction scale (r=0.74) was administered to the participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, co-relational analysis, moderated hierarchical multiple regression and analysis of variance at 0.05 level of significance. Two hypotheses were tested. The result reveals that socio-demographic factors jointly predicted life satisfaction (F (1, 1007) =4.61, p<.001). Age and marital status also interacted to predict life satisfaction (β=-0.13, t=-3.58, p<.01; β = -0.08, t=1.98, p<.05). The interaction effect of social demographic factors should be considered in a comprehensive examination of subjective wellbeing.

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The Moderating Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Subjective Wellbeing

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2017

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“…Los presentes datos, al igual que los dos estudios previos realizados de población general de la ciudad de Monterrey (Moral, 2008;Sáenz, 2014), son concordantes con las conclusiones del meta-análisis de Jackson et al (2014) de igualdad de tendencia central en la escala entre ambos sexos. Así no se requerirían baremos distintos para mujeres y hombres.…”

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Diferencias en satisfacción con la relación entre variables demográficas y religiosidad.

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RESUMENINTRODUCCIÓN: La tendencia central de la satisfacción con la relación y su asociación con variables poblacionales se suelen estimar usando muestreos no probabilísticos. OBJETIVOS: describir la distribución de la Escala de Valoración de la Relación (RAS) de Hendrick en población general de la ciudad de Monterrey, México; estudiar su asociación con variables demográficas y de religiosidad; especificar un modelo predictivo; y contrastar su invarianza entre ambos sexos. METODO: Se empleó un muestreo probabilístico, usando el método de rutas aleatorias, y se aplicó la RAS a 431 mujeres y 376 hombres. RESULTADOS: La distribución de la RAS presentó asimetría negativa. La RAS mostró diferencia entre personas casadas y en unión libre, pero no entre ambos sexos; correlacionó con el número de hijos, convicción religiosa, práctica religiosa, escolaridad, ingresos económicos y estatus laboral; y fue independiente de la edad y años de relación. Con buen ajuste e invarianza entre ambos sexos, estar casado, menor número de hijos y mayor práctica religiosa predijeron mayor satisfacción con la relación. CONCLUSION: la escala debe ser baremada por cuantiles, requiriendo baremos diferenciales por estado civil, pero no por sexo. Un modelo integrado sólo por variables demográficas y de religiosidad tiene capacidad predictiva pequeña.PALABRAS CLAVES: Estado civil, religiosidad, satisfacción con la relación, sexo.ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Central tendency of satisfaction with the relationship and its association with population variables tend to be measured by means of nonprobability sampling. OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe the distribution of Hendrick's RAS in the general population of Monterrey city, Mexico. 2. Study the association of such distribution across demographic variables and religiosity. 3. Specify a predicting model for satisfaction with the relationship. 4. Contrast its invariance in both sexes. METHOD: A probability sampling was employed, using the random routes method. Also, the RAS was applied to 431 women and 376 men. RESULTS: The RAS distribution resulted in negative asymmetry. This scale registered differences between married couples and non-married couples, but not between sexes. It correlated with number of children, religious orientation, religious practice, school level, economic income and occupational status, but was independent from age and years of relationship. With invariance between both sexes, being married, less number of children and more religious practice predicted higher satisfaction with the relationship. CONCLUSION: The scale should be divided by quantiles, requiring different scales for marital status but not for sex. An integrated model consisting only of demographic variables and religiosity has a small predicting capacity.

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“…In contrast, Jackson et al (2014) conducted a meta-analysis involving 226 samples and 101,110 individuals. The results revealed differences with a very slight effect: women were marginally less satisfi ed than men were.…”

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“…Conversely, poor marriage relations seem to be associated with the development of physical and mental maladies (Gottman & Silver, 2000), to the disadvantage of relations with relatives (Benetti, 2006;Bolsoni-Silva & Marturano, 2010), family members in general and friends (Norgren, Souza, Kaslow, Hammerschmidt, & Sharlin, 2004). Personality traits (Solomon & Jackson, 2014), gender (Jackson, Miller, Oka, & Henry, 2014), the existence of offspring (Hernandez & Hutz, 2009), education (Mihalcea, Iliescu, & Dincă, 2013), social and fi nancial status (Ahmadi & Sadeghi, 2016), working for a living (Minnotte, Minnotte, & Pedersen, 2013), prior amorous experiences (Mirecki, Chou, Elliott, & Schneider, 2013), and the dynamics and changes brought by time (Norgren et al, 2004) can all affect the situation, Review of the Marital Satisfaction Scale's Factor Structure. 1993 increasing or decreasing a couple's marital satisfaction, depending upon each particular case.…”

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Review of the Marital Satisfaction Scale’s Factor Structure

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Ribeiro²,

Carvalho³

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Temas Psicol.

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Marital satisfaction is a construct that is relevant to psychology research due to its signifi cance in terms of establishing this interpersonal relationship. The present study examines the factor structure of the Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS). The MSS has frequently been employed in Brazilian studies, incorporated as a convergent measure for producing criterion validity evidence in the elaboration of new psychometric methods. Nonetheless, its psychometric properties have not been substantiated for 25 years. A non-probabilistic sample of 249 people from Rio de Janeiro participated in the present study, their ages ranging between 21 and 77 years (M = 45.3; SD = 13.26). They had been married or involved in a civil union (also known as a "domestic partnership" or "common-law marriage" depending on the location) for an average of 19.5 years (SD = 12.88). The collected data was assessed via exploratory and confi rmatory factor analyses. Such assessment revealed several items exhibiting poor psychometric performance. Nevertheless, an abridged version of the MSS provided simplicity and produced excellent fi t indices. It also yielded validity evidence of the existence of a second-order factor. The estimated reliability for both the factors and the entire scale ranged between 0.85 and 0.93. Keywords:Marital satisfaction, marital relationship, psychometric properties. Revisão da Estrutura Fatorial da Escala de Satisfação Conjugal ResumoA satisfação conjugal é um construto relevante para o estudo na Psicologia, dada sua importância no desenvolvimento deste relacionamento interpessoal. Esta investigação revisou a estrutura fatorial da Escala de Satisfação Conjugal (ESC). A ESC, frequentemente, tem sido utilizada na pesquisa brasileira, inclusa como medida convergente para gerar evidências de validade de critério no desenvolvimento de novas medidas psicológicas. Por outro lado, suas propriedades psicométricas não são verifi cadas há 25 1 Mailing address: Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524, 10° andar, sala 10028D,

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Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction: A Meta‐analysis

Cited by 317 publications

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The Moderating Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Subjective Wellbeing

The Moderating Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Subjective Wellbeing

Diferencias en satisfacción con la relación entre variables demográficas y religiosidad.

Review of the Marital Satisfaction Scale’s Factor Structure

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