This study examined issues of measurement equivalence in a cross-national study
using the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R). Overall findings supported
cross-cultural similarities across the Spain, Germany, Korea, and the U.S.
standardization samples. The Spanish, German, and Korean translations of the MSI-R
demonstrated moderate to strong internal consistency, inter-scale correlations, and
discriminative validity overall. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed configural and
metric invariance across the original measure and the German, Spanish, and Korean
translations. Mean profile comparisons between the current German, Spanish, and
Korean samples and the original standardization sample revealed significant differences
on several scales. Test characteristic similarities between the U.S. and the Spanish,
German, and Korean clinical samples suggest the clinical utility of the MSI-R for
identifying couples for secondary prevention or intervention protocols, and treatment
planning in Spain, Germany, and Korea. Implications for cross-national clinical and
research applications of the MSI-R are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8524 |
| Date | 2010 August 1900 |
| Creators | Gasbarrini, Molly Faithe |
| Contributors | Snyder, Douglas K. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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