Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Interactional Problem-Solving Inventory

Objective: This study aimed at examining the internal consistency, construct validity, and factor structure of the Chinese version of the Interactional Problem-Solving Inventory, which, in the original Dutch version, assesses people's abilities to solve marital problems, Method: 335 Chinese respondents in Hong Kong with and without significant marital problems were recruited to fill in the inventony. Results., The scale scores had an alpha value of .91 Tilt, inventory correlated with marital satisfaction and discriminated between groups with and without marital problems. Principal components analysis repealed two interpretable factors, namely, General Problem Orientation and Couple Communication. Conclusions: The Chinese, version of the inventory demonstrates adequate internal consistence and construct validity for use in assessing marital problem solving in marital training and treatment.