AUTHOR=Li Fengzhan , Chen Chen , Wang Jinrui , Peng Haiyun , Wu Lin , Ren Lei , Song Lei , Jin Yinchuan , Yang Qun 

TITLE=A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis on Marital Satisfaction of Chinese Couples

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903276

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.903276

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Objective: To investigate the changing trend of Chinese couples’ marital satisfaction and its relationship with social changes. Methods: A cross-temporal meta-analysis was performed on 118 original studies (n=31909) reporting marital satisfaction of Chinese couples from 1994 to 2020, primarily using correlation analysis and regression analysis. Results: 1) Overall, the marital satisfaction of Chinese couples showed a downward trend over the period. 2) Men’s marital satisfaction displayed almost no change, while women’s marital satisfaction had a more obvious downward trend. 3) Changes in macrosocial factors (per capita consumption expenditure, housing prices, old-age dependency ratio, and divorce rate) could significantly predict the downward trend of marital satisfaction, especially for women. Conclusion: In the past 27 years, the overall marital satisfaction level of Chinese couples has shown a downward trend, and there are gendered differences, which may be related to changes in the socioeconomic and cultural environments.