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Marital Satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates

Development and Validation of a Culturally Relevant Scale

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ID2347488
AutoresFatima R Al-Darmaki (0000-0001-6452-0708, United Arab Emirates University, autor de correspondencia), Sofoh H Hassane (American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE), Shaima Ahammed (United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE), Abdullah Seif Abdullah (United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE), Saad Ibrahim Yaaqeib (0000-0001-9093-8147, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE), Hamzeh Dodeen (0000-0002-9761-1988, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE)
Año2016
Volumen37
Número12
Páginas1703-1729
Fecha de publicación2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x14547418
OpenAlexW2117992217
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas70

Marital satisfaction is a culturally bound construct influenced by many traditional family values and processes. Research on marital satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates is very limited perhaps due to unavailability of a culturally relevant scale. In this study, the Emirati Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMSS) was constructed and validated based on a community sample of 407 Emirati married men and women. The 30-item unidimensional EMSS was found to have high construct validity and internal consistency reliability estimates. The validity of the EMSS was supported by the positive correlations between marital satisfaction and life satisfaction and self-esteem. Men reported higher level of marital satisfaction than women. Demographic variables such as religious commitment and living location affect marital satisfaction in the Emirates. Implications for research and practice were provided

Construct validity · Geography · Internal consistency · Life satisfaction · Psychometrics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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