Jiang Yun, Terhorst Lauren, Donovan Heidi S, Weimer Jason M, Choi Chien-Wen J, Schulz Richard, Given Barbara, Sherwood Paula R
J Nurs Meas. 2013;21(3):502-15. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.21.3.502.
Caregivers' well-being has been found to be associated with marital adjustment. This study's purpose was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Locke-Wallace Short Marital-Adjustment Test (LWSMAT) in a sample of caregivers of persons with primary malignant brain tumor (PMBT).
Secondary analysis of data collected from 114 caregivers. The LWSMAT was tested for factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and construct validity.
5 extracted factors explained 60.55% of the total variance. Four interpretable factors (Contentment & Communication, Leisure & Sociality, Intimacy, and Shared Philosophy) had Cronbach's alpha between 0.63 and 0.74. Convergent validity (r = -.35 and r = -.43, respectively, both p < .0001) and discriminant validity (r = .07, p = .49; and r = -.04, p = .67) were confirmed by comparing four factors with subdimensions of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA).
The LWSMAT is a multidimensional, reliable, and valid measure of marital adjustment in caregivers of persons with a PMBT.
研究发现照顾者的幸福感与婚姻调适有关。本研究旨在评估洛克-华莱士婚姻调适简短测试（LWSMAT）在原发性恶性脑肿瘤（PMBT）患者照顾者样本中的心理测量特性。
对从114名照顾者收集的数据进行二次分析。对LWSMAT进行了因子结构、内部一致性信度和结构效度测试。
提取的5个因子解释了总方差的60.55%。四个可解释因子（满意度与沟通、休闲与社交、亲密关系和共同理念）的克朗巴哈系数在0.63至0.74之间。通过将四个因子与照顾者反应评估（CRA）的子维度进行比较，证实了收敛效度（分别为r = -.35和r = -.43，均p <.0001）和区分效度（r =.07，p =.49；r = -.04，p =.67）。
LWSMAT是一种多维、可靠且有效的测量PMBT患者照顾者婚姻调适的工具。
