Reliability and Validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of African-American Husbands and Wives

Green, Robert G.; Woody, Debra J.; Maxwell, Susan; Mercer, Rachel; Williams, Susette

doi:10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.255

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“…The internal consistency of the index score was confirmed with a Cronbach’s α of 0.83. A cutoff point of 17 and above was used to indicate that women were satisfied with their current marital relations, while a cutoff point less than 17 was used to indicate that women were dissatisfied with their current marital relations [ 31 , 33 ].…”

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Prenatal depression among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Ahmed,

Merid,

Edessa

et al. 2024

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Depression during pregnancy is a significant health concern that can lead to a variety of short and long-term complications for mothers. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information available on the prevalence and predictors of prenatal depression in rural eastern Ethiopia. This study assessed prenatal depression and associated factors among pregnant women attending public health facilities in the Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia. Method An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 329 pregnant women attending Babile District Public Health Facilities from November 1 to December 30, 2021. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with prenatal depression. The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval was used to report the association, and the significance was declared at a p-value < 0.05. Results The prevalence of prenatal depression was 33.1% (95% CI = 28.0%, 38.2%). A lower income (AOR = 3.85, 95% CI = 2.08, 7.13), contraceptive use (AOR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.28, 0.98), unintended pregnancy (AOR = 2.24, 95% CI = 1.27, 3.98), history of depression (AOR = 5.09, 95% CI = 2.77, 9.35), poor social support (AOR = 5.08, 95% CI = 2.15, 11.99), and dissatisfied marriage (AOR = 2.37, 95% CI = 1.30, 4.33) were the factors associated with increased prenatal depression among pregnant women. Conclusions One in every three pregnant women in rural eastern Ethiopia had prenatal depression. Monthly income, contraceptive use, pregnancy intention, history of depression, social support, and marriage satisfaction status were the determinants of prenatal depression. Preventing unintended pregnancies by encouraging women to utilize modern contraceptive methods is essential for mitigating and controlling the risks and burdens of prenatal depression and its negative consequences.

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Prenatal depression among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Ahmed,

Merid,

Edessa

et al. 2024

BMC Psychiatry

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“…The findings of both studies show that the role conflict and human capital hypotheses are applicable both in Nepal and the U.S. Similarly, a number of studies on marital satisfaction have also successfully used the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale in non-Western settings (Shek and Tsang, 1993; Chung, 2004; Green et al 1998). Thus, we expect that the theoretical models presented above are directly relevant in transitional societies such as Nepal.…”

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Social context of first birth timing in a rapidly changing rural setting

Ghimire

2017

Social Science Research

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This article examines the influence of social context on the rate of first birth. Drawing on socialization models, I develop a theoretical framework to explain how different aspects of social context (i.e., neighbors), may affect the rate of first birth. Neighbors, who in the study setting comprise individuals’ immediate social context, have an important influence on the rate of first birth. To test my hypotheses, I leverage a setting, measures and analytical techniques designed to study the impact of macro-level social contexts on micro-level individual behavior. The results show that neighbors’ age at first birth, travel to the capital city and media exposure tend to reduce the first birth rate, while neighbors’ non-family work experience increases first birth rate. These effects are independent of neighborhood characteristics and are robust against several key variations in model specifications.

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Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS)

Akanksha

Pusdekar

et al. 2023

Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior

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Reliability and Validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale in a Sample of African-American Husbands and Wives

Cited by 11 publications

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Prenatal depression among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Prenatal depression among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Babile district, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Social context of first birth timing in a rapidly changing rural setting

Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS)

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