Marriage Subjective Experience Assessment Scale – Chinese Version

Description

The Marriage Perception Scale (MPS) was developed by Wang Yuzhong and others, focusing on subjective feelings about marriage. It consists of three factors: couple interaction, family relationships, and couple conflict. This scale uses a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 7 (completely agree) to measure various aspects of marital quality.

Authors and Contact Email

Wang Yuzhong and others, contact information not available.

Purpose

To assess subjective perceptions of marriage quality through the Marriage Perception Scale (MPS).

Test Year

The study was conducted in 2014.

Administration Method and Scoring

Participants respond to the items on a scale of 1 (完全不符合 – completely disagree) to 7 (完全符合 – completely agree). The individual item scores are summed to obtain factor scores, with the overall MPS score calculated as MPS total score = Couple Interaction + Family Relationships – Couple Conflict. A higher MPS total score indicates better marriage quality.

Reliability and Validity

Information not available.

Factors and Subscales

– 夫妻互动 (Couple Interaction): Items include 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19.
– 家庭关系 (Family Relationships): Items include 1, 11, 12, 17, 18.
– 夫妻冲突 (Couple Conflict): Items include 3, 10, 13, 16, 20.

The MPS includes 5 reverse-scored items (3, 10, 13, 16, 20) to avoid response bias.

Keywords

Marriage quality, subjective feelings, couple interaction, family relationships, couple conflict.

Items in Chinese

1. 总体上说，我感到我的婚姻十分幸福。
2. 总体上说，我对我的婚姻十分满意。
3. 总体上说我的婚姻很不稳定。
4. 我感到我们夫妻的性生活十分和谐。
5. 我感到我们夫妻做事情十分默契。
6. 我感到我们夫妻的意见很一致。
7. 我们夫妻经常进行思想和情感沟通。
8. 我感到我们夫妻的生活习惯很相似。
9. 我对配偶的优缺点非常了解。
10. 我们夫妻时常打架。
11. 我们夫妻与我的家庭关系十分和谐。
12. 我们夫妻与对方的家庭关系十分和谐。
13. 我感到我的配偶对我不忠诚。
14. 我感到我们的业余生活过得丰富多彩。
15. 我感到我们的物质生活很丰富。
16. 我内心有独身主义倾向。
17. 我父母对我的婚姻十分满意。
18. 我很佩服我的配偶。
19. 我对做丈夫/妻子的角色有充分的心理准备。
20. 我们夫妻经常吵架。

Items in English

1. Overall, I feel that my marriage is very happy.
2. Overall, I am very satisfied with my marriage.
3. Overall, I feel that my marriage is very unstable.
4. I feel that our sexual life is very harmonious.
5. I feel that we work very well together.
6. I feel that we have very similar opinions.
7. We often engage in intellectual and emotional communication.
8. I feel that our living habits are very similar.
9. I understand my spouse’s strengths and weaknesses very well.
10. We often fight.
11. Our relationship with my family is very harmonious.
12. Our relationship with each other’s families is very harmonious.
13. I feel that my spouse is unfaithful to me.
14. I feel that our leisure life is rich and colorful.
15. I feel that our material life is very abundant.
16. I have tendencies toward being single.
17. My parents are very satisfied with my marriage.
18. I greatly admire my spouse.
19. I am mentally prepared for the role of husband/wife.
20. We often argue.

References

黄静. 大五人格与婚姻质量的关系——爱情类型的中介作用[D].中国人7因素人格量表的编制[J]. 王宇中,王中杰,贾黎斋,赵江涛,张海涛. 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志. 2013 (12)