Abstract
Satisfaction is one of the most common dependent variables in the research of adult intimate relationships. Research has demonstrated that length of time married and sex of participants influence the characteristics of marriage, yet little research has been done to determine the characteristic changes in relationship satisfaction over time and across sexes. A review of theory and research suggests both the manners and specific items of satisfaction that vary between groups. RELATE data was used to uncover significant differences in the importance of specific items of marital satisfactions between groups based on relationship length, and between husbands and wives.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Family Life; Marriage, Family, and Human Development
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Walker, Eric C., "The importance of using SEM when studying multiple dimensions of marital satisfaction: Measurement invariance across relationship length and gender" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 1872.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1872
Date Submitted
2009-07-07
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd3008
Keywords
Marital satisfaction, group differences, structural equation models, Marital stability
Language
English