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Huiping Zhang¹, Xiaohe Xu, Sandra K M Tsang

¹Department of Social Work, The School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, No. 59, Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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This study developed the Chinese Marital Quality Scale (CMQS) to measure marital quality in urban China. The CMQS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing marital happiness, interaction, disagreement, problems, and instability.

Keywords:

Chinese Marital Quality Scale Chinese marriage Martial quality Urban China

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Family Studies

Background:

Marital relationships in urban China have transformed significantly since economic reforms.
Marital quality is increasingly recognized as vital in Chinese family life.
Existing conceptualizations and measurements of marital quality are underdeveloped.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a comprehensive and culturally appropriate marital quality scale for urban China.
Introduce the Chinese Marital Quality Scale (CMQS).

Main Methods:

Pilot study involving 387 married individuals in Beijing.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used for scale validation.
Reliability and concurrent validity were assessed.

Main Results:

The CMQS is a two-factorial, multidimensional construct.
Key dimensions include marital happiness, interaction, disagreement, problems, and instability.
The scale demonstrated satisfactory reliability and concurrent validity.

Conclusions:

The Chinese Marital Quality Scale (CMQS) is a reliable and valid instrument.
It is suitable for measuring marital quality in contemporary Beijing.
The scale may also be applicable to other Chinese urban settings.