Marriage Attitudes
RUNNING HEAD: THE ATTITUDES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS TOWARD MARRIAGE
THE ATTITUDES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
TOWARD MARRIAGE
Begüm Naz Fidan
Fulya Kübra Güneri
Melda Çelik
Seçkin Uğurcan
Instructor:
Serap Keleş
Research Methods-II
PSY2016
Abstract
This study examined the attitudes of college students toward marriage with the aim of understanding the perception of different age cohort college students opinions about getting married and the term marriage itself. Data was collected from 121 Bahçeşehir University students who are ranged between 18 and 25. Participants completed Hill 's (1951) Favorableness of Attitudes toward Marriage Scale (FAMS) questionnaire which assessed thoughts, beliefs and opinions about marriage by consisting of nine items. Results indicated that there is no gender difference in attitudes toward marriage and no relationship between age and attitudes toward marriage.
Introduction
Before addressing the previous studies which focused on the meaning of the marriage and attitudes toward marriage, it is vital to mention what kind of attitudes do college students develop about marriage. It is inevitable to see changes in attitudes toward marriage in society which automatically influences the cultural norms. Changes in cultural habits is a common event for every society. One of the fundamental elements who have role in these changes is college students. In a society, socio-cultural structure of the most dynamic potential depends on college students (Türkarslan & Süleymanov, 2010). College students as a representative form of dynamism and modernism have an important power on giving a shape to future and build it in terms of unusual and dynamic structures. That’s why, it is crucial to learn about their beliefs,opinions and preferences about the marriage concept. Nevertheless, in the literaure, marriage was investigated once more and there are many of definitions and explanations about the marriage (T. Nesrin & S. Abuzer,
THE ATTITUDES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
TOWARD MARRIAGE
Begüm Naz Fidan
Fulya Kübra Güneri
Melda Çelik
Seçkin Uğurcan
Instructor:
Serap Keleş
Research Methods-II
PSY2016
Abstract
This study examined the attitudes of college students toward marriage with the aim of understanding the perception of different age cohort college students opinions about getting married and the term marriage itself. Data was collected from 121 Bahçeşehir University students who are ranged between 18 and 25. Participants completed Hill 's (1951) Favorableness of Attitudes toward Marriage Scale (FAMS) questionnaire which assessed thoughts, beliefs and opinions about marriage by consisting of nine items. Results indicated that there is no gender difference in attitudes toward marriage and no relationship between age and attitudes toward marriage.
Introduction
Before addressing the previous studies which focused on the meaning of the marriage and attitudes toward marriage, it is vital to mention what kind of attitudes do college students develop about marriage. It is inevitable to see changes in attitudes toward marriage in society which automatically influences the cultural norms. Changes in cultural habits is a common event for every society. One of the fundamental elements who have role in these changes is college students. In a society, socio-cultural structure of the most dynamic potential depends on college students (Türkarslan & Süleymanov, 2010). College students as a representative form of dynamism and modernism have an important power on giving a shape to future and build it in terms of unusual and dynamic structures. That’s why, it is crucial to learn about their beliefs,opinions and preferences about the marriage concept. Nevertheless, in the literaure, marriage was investigated once more and there are many of definitions and explanations about the marriage (T. Nesrin & S. Abuzer,
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