Investigation of psychometric properties of Enrich Couple Inventory of married women residing in Tehran

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fahime vahidi ¹ , Roya Kochak Entezar ^{2 *} , fariba Hassani ³ , fatemeh golshani ⁴

1 - Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - عضو هیات علمی
3 - Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-09-05 Accepted : 2022-08-03 Published : 2024-06-25

Keywords: Marital Satisfaction, Enrich Couple Inventory, psychometric properties, Factor analysis,

Abstract :

Marital satisfaction as an indicator of the health of husband and wife relationships has been a topic of interest for researchers. One of the most widely used tools for assessing marital satisfaction is the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. This questionnaire has long and short forms. The present research was conducted to determine the psychometric properties of Enrich Couple Inventory (Fowers & Olson, 1989). This scale has 35 questions and 4 subscales. The research method is descriptive and correlational. Sampling method is convenience. Sample size consists of 200 married women residing in Tehran who responded to the Enrich Couple Inventory. The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that Enrich Couple Inventory has a four-factor structure in Iranian culture. The internal consistency of the scale is acceptable and the Cronbach's alpha is equal to 0.70. Enrich Couple Inventory as a tool can help specialists in the assessment of Marital Satisfaction and can be applied in Couples Therapy and research activities.