Table 2.
Results of the exploratory factor analysis for marital quality (n=329).
| Positive Factors | Loading | Negative Factors | Loading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction | Problems | ||
| Happy with amount of love in marriage | 0.88 | Spouse talked to others about problems | 0.80 |
| Happy with understanding in marriage | 0.87 | Talked to others about problems | 0.77 |
| Spouse loves me very much | 0.87 | Spouse thinks marriage is in trouble | 0.61 |
| Happy with spouse’s faithfulness | 0.83 | Marriage is in trouble | 0.52 |
| Happy with marriage | 0.81 | Eigenvalue = 1.88 | |
| Happy with amount of agreement in marriage | 0.81 | Variance explained = 47% | |
| Satisfied with marriage | 0.76 | Cronbach’s α = 0.51 | |
| Happy with working together with spouse | 0.72 | ||
| Happy with sexual relationship in marriage | 0.69 | Disagreements | |
| Happy with work that spouse does in the house | 0.66 | Disagree about spouse’s earnings | 0.81 |
| Own marriage is better than neighbor’s marriage | 0.63 | Disagree about own parents | 0.73 |
| Love spouse very much | 0.61 | Disagree about spending time together | 0.69 |
| Both spouses are committed to marriage | 0.58 | Disagree about children | 0.66 |
| Eigenvalue = 7.40 | Disagree about earning money | 0.65 | |
| Variance explained = 57% | Bothered by way spouse spends money | 0.63 | |
| Cronbach’s α = 0.86 | Disagree about family finances | 0.62 | |
| Disagree about spouse’s parents | 0.56 | ||
| Communication | Disagree about personal habits | 0.56 | |
| Discusses difficulties with spouse | 0.66 | Disagree about extramarital affair | 0.55 |
| Discusses things with spouse | 0.64 | Spouse’s demands bother me | 0.52 |
| Discusses day to day activities with spouse | 0.64 | Disagree about chores | 0.52 |
| Discusses household matters with spouse | 0.60 | Disagree in general | 0.46 |
| Discusses personal problems with spouse | 0.60 | Eigenvalue = 4.97 | |
| Eigenvalue = 1.97 | Variance explained = 38% | ||
| Variance explained = 39% | Cronbach’s α = 0.82 | ||
| Cronbach’s α = 0.71 | |||
| Togetherness | |||
| Spends free time with spouse | 0.59 | ||
| Eats with spouse | 0.58 | ||
| Visits temple or other religious site with spouse | 0.56 | ||
| Visits family and friends with spouse | 0.54 | ||
| Works around the house with spouse | 0.48 | ||
| Eigenvalue = 2.11 | |||
| Variance explained = 30% | |||
| Cronbach’s α = 0.67 |