Psychological Development and Education ›› 2002, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 82-85.

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Normative Data of the Chinese Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale: Findings based on Hong Kong and Beijing Samples

LI Hong1, Kai FONG Chan2   

  1. 1. Beijing, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084;
    2. Baptist University of Hong Kong
  • Online:2002-10-15 Published:2002-10-15

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Abstract: The purpose of the study was to establish the normative data of both Beijing sample and Hong Kong sample for Chinese version of Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (C-KMS).The study would not only provide the normative data of marital satisfaction for those two major cities,but also suggest the references for further studies on Chinese marital satisfaction in major cities of China.The C-KMS was administered to 1218 married people.The study includes two substudies: study one (599 Beijing sample) and study two (619 Hong Kong sample).The C-KMS was found to have high internal consistency (alpha=93 for Beijing sample; alpha=96 for Hong Kong sample),and well established validity as a scale.The results showed that the normative data for Beijing sample is 15.18,and for Hong Kong sample is 16.13.

Key words: Kansas marital satisfaction scale, Normative data, Marital satisfaction

CLC Number: 

  • B849
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