Conjugality Money Managment Scale (EMDC): Construction and Validity Evidence

Abstract The approach couples take to managing financial resources influences different aspects of the marital relationship, and this may correspond to a positive and/or negative factor in conjugality. This study aims to present the construction process and psychometric properties of the Conjugality Money Management Scale (CMMS), designed to evaluate the two possible approaches to money management that can be adopted by individuals in marital cohabitation relationships: Independent or Shared Management approaches. The sample size was 280 participants, including Brazilian men and women, 76.4% (N = 214) living in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The confirmatory factorial analyzes resulted in a scale of 18 items, classified into four dimensions: Financial Cohesion, Financial Intimacy, Financial Infidelity, and Asset Sharing. The analyses indicated adequate factorial structure and validity evidence. The scale presents the potential of applicability in research and clinical practice in the context of marital relationships.