Path Analysis of Males’ Objective Mate Selection Preference and Marital Satisfaction Rate
BI Wen-fen1, PAN Xiao-fu2
1.Women and Gender Studies Center of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072;
2.College of Cultural and Social Development of Southwest University, Chongqing,400715
Abstract:Being an important indicator of marriage quality, marital satisfaction rate has attracted tremendous attention from experts in marriage and families. To understand the impact mechanism of males’ mate selection preference upon marital satisfaction rate, we put the data of Chinese families of 2014 to statistical analysis with the multiple linear regression model and path analysis model. The analysis shows wives’ income, degree, young age, beautiful appearance, and slim figure do not necessarily have positive impact on men’s marital satisfaction rate and that only wives’ intelligence and heath condition are the most important factors to make men feel happy about their marriages. The wife’s intelligence offsets educational difference and her appearance to have huge impact on marital satisfaction rate. The wife’s health condition offsets age difference to make her husband feel happy in marriage. The wife’s health condition has slightly negative impact upon a man’s marital satisfaction level when his wife is obese.
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