FACTORS AFFECTING MARITAL QUALITY AND ITS DETERMINANTS: ADANA/TURKEY FIELDWORK

Authors : Hasan Altan ÇABUK, Ebru ÖZGÜR GÜLER, Sibel ÖRK ÖZEL

Pages : 57-70

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Publication Date : 2017-10-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Marital Problems Questionnaire (MPQ) is used to measure the marital quality and it especially focuses on four dimensions which are full marriage harmony, the number and frequency of marital conflict on certain issues, divorce risk, and marital satisfaction and instability. The purpose of this study is to explore MPQ and examine the reliability and validity of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), which measures full marriage harmony, for Adana. The study also focuses on determining important demographic characteristics affecting marital satisfaction, which is again measured with MPQ. For this purpose, a sample of 319 residents that are married and living in Adana is used. Factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient are used examine validity and reliability of DAS for the sample chosen. Using ANOVA and t-tests, significant differences for marital satisfaction are revealed for demographic characteristics.
Keywords : Marital Problems Questionnaire, Factor analysis, Validity, Reliability