Marital Adjustment and Duration of Marriage among Postgraduate Iranian Students in Malaysia

Ghoroghi, Soudabeh; Hassan, Siti Aishah; Baba, Maznah

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“…Marital disputes, conflicts, and divorce are also among the major problems of the Iranian community, so much that according to a 2012 report by the National Organization for Iranian Civil Registration, the number of divorces was 1 in every 6.5 marriages, while this rate increased to 1 in every 5.2 marriages the following year (2015). This trend of rising divorce rate has become a concern for many researchers in the field ( 11 ). The statistical information on divorce in Iran indicates an increase in the rate of this problem.…”

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Validation of the Family Stability Questionnaire in married couples: a confirmatory factor analysis

Pourmovahed¹,

Mahmoodabadi²,

Ardekani³

et al. 2018

Electron Physician

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BackgroundMarital conflicts and divorce are among the most crucial problems of society. Therefore, it is important to maintain family stability at the optimal level in order to prevent divorce and its consequences in the family and community.ObjectiveThis study was conducted to design and validate the Family Stability Questionnaire (FSQ) in married couples.MethodsThis study was the second stage of a large study. The FSQ was constructed based on a qualitative research in our previous study in 2016. It was developed through interviews by family therapists, psychiatrists, and couples on 10 dimensions (areas) and was based on McMaster’s Family Assessment Device (FAD). Then, in the present study, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on 270 males and females (135 couples) of Yazd City (Iran) from January to May 2017. The construct validity and reliability of the scales were examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, respectively. Test-retest reliability was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) for the agreement between the individual items and domains. SPSS 21 and AMOS 21 were used for statistical analyses (p≤0.05).ResultsAt first, the results of the CFA on 70 items of FSQ could not confirm (RMSEA=0.06, CFI=0.91, GFI=0.72), but FSQ with 56 questions indicated that it had sufficiently high validity and reliability to measure family stability (RMSEA=0.04, CFI=0.95, GFI=0.96) with an acceptable fit index. A positive significant correlation was observed between the FSQ and FAD (r=0.45, p<0.001) indicating that FSQ has convergent validity. The Cronbach’s alpha and ICC of more than 0.7 in 10 domains of this tool indicated a good internal consistency among the items and their high relevance (0.90 and 0.84, respectively).ConclusionFSQ, as a multi-dimensional questionnaire, is a useful and reliable instrument to assess family stability. It consists of ten factors, which were constructed for the first time in Iran. Given the proper features, this instrument can be utilized to carry out more research regarding family stability in Iranian populations.

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Validation of the Family Stability Questionnaire in married couples: a confirmatory factor analysis

Pourmovahed¹,

Mahmoodabadi²,

Ardekani³

et al. 2018

Electron Physician

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“…Also, because they can get more satisfactory jobs related to the level of their education, the happiness at work is reflected to home (Hashmi, Khurshid & Hassan, 2006). Besides these functions of high educational level of spouses, other researchers also argue for the positive role of education in stabilizing marriage (Ghoroghi, Hassan & Baba, 2015). Especially among middle aged adult couples, there was a negative relationship reported between education and divorcement rates, and moreover the highest divorce rate was observed among people who had the shortest marriage durations (Brown & Lin, 2012).…”

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Critical thinking Disposition and Dyadic Adjustment: The Moderator Role of Employment Status of Women

Özden

Ermiş

2017

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Dyadic adjustment can be handled as a state in which there is an overall feeling of happiness and satisfaction with marriage. Women have become so much more active in work life over the past years that the changes in the roles of women also affect the communication with their husbands and as a result their dyadic adjustment. On this basis, the aim of this study is to determine the moderator role of employment status of women in the relationship between critical thinking disposition and dyadic adjustment of married people. The research group was composed of 242 spouses. The data were collected with Demographical Information Form, Critical Thinking Disposition Scale and Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results showed that there was a correlation between critical thinking disposition and dyadic adjustment. According to the hierarchical regression analysis, there was no moderator role of employment status of women in the relationship between critical thinking disposition and dyadic adjustment.

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“…& Hum. 29 (S1): 57 -75 ( 2021) respondents, while the second mode was online, via a Google form as a study conducted by Ghoroghi et al (2015).…”

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Validity and Reliability of a Self-Acceptance Scale for Youth with Physical Disabilities

Wahat¹,

Ahrari²,

Alby³

et al. 2021

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Youth with disabilities generally struggle to earn a good livelihood as they journey through life. Disability acceptance is acceptance of impairment or loss of worth or acceptance of failure in the sense of disability. It involves changes in one’s values, placing less importance on one’s physical disability and more on one’s remaining assets or abilities. To develop the Self-Acceptance Scale for youth with physical disabilities (SAS-PD), this study adopted the sequential exploratory design. The scale was administered on 247 persons with physical disabilities. Following the compilation and analysis of qualitative data, a quantitative study was conducted. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) identified six factors, viz. social stigma, enlargement, and asset value, containment of disability effect, family support, and body acceptance that were represented by fifty items in a questionnaire that covered the attributes examined in the scale. The assessment of the level of self-acceptance by youth with disabilities using the SAS-PD may be a valuable intervention for transition programs. Going forward, the scale could also be used to build the profile of people with physical disabilities before they begin participating in any face to face or virtual training program. The assessment of youth with disability self-acceptance level enables their parents and teachers to be aware of their mental state and lead to more strategic planning for the teaching-learning approach.

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Marital Adjustment and Duration of Marriage among Postgraduate Iranian Students in Malaysia

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Validation of the Family Stability Questionnaire in married couples: a confirmatory factor analysis

Validation of the Family Stability Questionnaire in married couples: a confirmatory factor analysis

Critical thinking Disposition and Dyadic Adjustment: The Moderator Role of Employment Status of Women

Validity and Reliability of a Self-Acceptance Scale for Youth with Physical Disabilities

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