夫妻传统性／现代性的契合与婚姻适应之关联

The Relationship of Congruence in Psychological Traditionality/Modernity to Marital Adjustment

本研究旨在了解台湾华人之个人传统性、现代性特质对婚姻适应的影响，并检验杨国枢、余安邦、叶明华等人於1991年所编制之「多元个人传统性量表」及「多元个人现代性量表」的信、效度。研究采结构式问卷调查，获得150对夫妻的配对资料。 研究之主要发现如下：(1)在丈夫整体个人传统性高於妻子的情况下，丈夫与妻子在整体个人传统性及「男性优越」愈不契合，夫妻双方的婚姻适应愈差。(2)在妻子整体个人现代性高於丈夫的情况下，妻子与丈夫在整体个人现代性上愈不契合，夫妻双方的婚姻适应愈差。(3)杨国枢、余安邦、叶明华等人於1991年所编制的量表经修订精简後，信、效度仍良好。 本研究契合的构念，强调夫妻双方在重要的价值、态度、情感、行为意向上的一致性，研究结果发现夫妻个人传统性与现代性的契合，确实可能影响其婚姻适应，研究者希望这样的结果可应用在未来的婚姻研究与实务工作中。

This study explored the relation of similarity in individual traditionality/modernity to marital adjustment in contemporary Taiwan residents society. Conjugal congruence was defined as the degree to which a couple shares values, attitudes, emotions, and behavioral intentions as measured by Yang et al.'s (1991) Multidimensional Scale of Chinese Individual Traditionality (MS-CIT) and Multidimensional Scale of Chinese Individual Modernity (MS-CIM). The reliability and validity of these measures was also tested. One hundred fifty pairs of married couples completed structured questionnaires. Analysis revealed that conjugal congruence on individual traditionality/modernity is related to marital adjustment: (1) When the husband scored higher than the wife on individual traditionality, the greater the conjugal incongruence on overall traditionality or its component male superiority, the poorer the marital adjustment of both parties. (2) When the wife scored higher than the husband on individual modernity, the greater the conjugal incongruence on overall modernity, the poorer the marital adjustment of both parties. And, (3) the reliability and validity of the short forms of the MS-CIT and MS-CIM were acceptable. Applications of these findings in marital research and clinical practice are discussed.