TY - JOUR
T1 - Antecedents and Consequences of Marital Satisfaction in an Emirati Sample
T2 - A Structural Equation Model Analysis
AU - Al-Darmaki, Fatima Rashed
AU - Ahammed, Shaima
AU - Hassane, Sofoh H.
AU - Seif Abdullah, Abdullah
AU - Yaaqeib, Saad Ibrahim
AU - Dodeen, Hamzeh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/5/19
Y1 - 2017/5/19
N2 - This study surveyed 1,000 married Emirati men and women to explore a model of marital satisfaction in relation to self-esteem, satisfaction with life, gender-role attitudes, and general health (physical and psychological). The Emirati Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMSS), State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), the Arabic General Health Questionnaire, and the Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale were used. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the EMSS indicated a moderate fit of the data to one factor structure. CFA on SSES and SWLS indicated an adequate fit of the data to the four-factor solution and one factor, respectively. The structural equation model for the EMSS showed that both general health and gender-role attitudes predict marital satisfaction and that marital satisfaction seems to predict the individual’s well-being as measured by life satisfaction and self-esteem. These results are discussed within the context of the United Arab Emirates culture and directions for future research are provided.
AB - This study surveyed 1,000 married Emirati men and women to explore a model of marital satisfaction in relation to self-esteem, satisfaction with life, gender-role attitudes, and general health (physical and psychological). The Emirati Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMSS), State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), the Arabic General Health Questionnaire, and the Sex-Role Egalitarianism Scale were used. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the EMSS indicated a moderate fit of the data to one factor structure. CFA on SSES and SWLS indicated an adequate fit of the data to the four-factor solution and one factor, respectively. The structural equation model for the EMSS showed that both general health and gender-role attitudes predict marital satisfaction and that marital satisfaction seems to predict the individual’s well-being as measured by life satisfaction and self-esteem. These results are discussed within the context of the United Arab Emirates culture and directions for future research are provided.
KW - SLWS
KW - gender role attitudes
KW - general health questionnaire
KW - marital satisfaction in UAE
KW - state self-esteem
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U2 - 10.1080/01494929.2016.1184211
DO - 10.1080/01494929.2016.1184211
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973658774
SN - 0149-4929
VL - 53
SP - 365
EP - 387
JO - Marriage and Family Review
JF - Marriage and Family Review
IS - 4
ER -