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The ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale: a psychometric study in a sample of Portuguese parents

dc.contributor.authorNunes, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Cátia
dc.contributor.authorLeal, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorPechorro, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Laura Inês
dc.contributor.authorAyala-Nunes, Lara
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-31T11:22:09Z
dc.date.available2022-03-31T11:22:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-04
dc.date.updated2022-03-24T14:47:17Z
dc.description.abstractMarital satisfaction is a key construct in the assessment of a couple’s relationship, and it encompasses aspects such as the feelings of affection, trust, and companionship that arise from the exchanges between spouses. The ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale has been widely used as a reliable measure to assess marital satisfaction. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the EMS Scale in a sample of Portuguese parents. A total of 205 mothers and fathers participated; 107 were women (52%), and 98 were men (48%), and the mean age was 38.39 years (<i>SD</i> = 5.85). The majority were two-parent families (89.3%), with children between the ages of 1 and 13 years (<i>M</i> = 6.90), 53% of whom were boys. The participants completed the EMS Scale together with the Parenting Stress Index Short Form and the Parenting Alliance Inventory. The results from a confirmatory factor analysis corroborate the two-dimensional structure of the instrument, with internal validity and reliability values that were suitable for application in the Portuguese population. The EMS Scale can be an important resource, with good psychometric quality, for professionals and researchers, which can be used in assessment and intervention programs, both at the individual and couple levels.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/socsci11030107
dc.identifier.citationSocial Sciences 11 (3): 107 (2022)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/socsci11030107pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-0760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17739
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationPsychology Research Center
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectConfirmatory factor analysispt_PT
dc.subjectMarital satisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectParenting alliancept_PT
dc.subjectParenting stresspt_PT
dc.subjectPsychometric studypt_PT
dc.titleThe ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale: a psychometric study in a sample of Portuguese parentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitlePsychology Research Center
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04345%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage107pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSocial Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameCristina
person.givenNameCátia
person.givenNameLaura Inês
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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