title: Marital satisfaction and depressive symptoms in China.
abstract: Although there is substantial evidence that low marital satisfaction is a significant risk factor for depression, little research has examined this relationship in cultures outside of the U.S. and Europe. The validity of the marital discord model of depression in Chinese culture was tested by studying 391 couples living in Beijing and Hangzhou, China. Results of structural equation modeling using an actor-partner interdependence model strategy indicated that husbands' and wives' marital satisfaction was significantly predictive of their own depressive symptoms. In addition, wives' marital satisfaction significantly predicted husbands' depressive symptoms. These results provide evidence that the marital discord model of depression is useful in understanding the role of marital dissatisfaction as a risk factor for depressive symptoms in collectivistic societies, such as China.
authors.affiliation: School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. rick_miller@byu.edu
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Tiffany M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Jerevie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Canlas
authors.forename: Dahua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Craig H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003469:Culture; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires