Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Malayer University

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Applications, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and Statistics, Malayer University, Iran

Abstract

The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the tendency of young people in Hamadan province to marry, with an approach to attitudinal (cognitive and intellectual maturity), value, psychological (emotional) and lifestyle bases. The statistical population of this research consisted of all people aged 18 to 35 in Hamadan province. The measuring instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire with a Likert scale. . The research findings showed: 1. 80.4% of young people have an average tendency to marry. 2. There is no significant difference between men and women in the tendency to marry. 3. From the point of view of the respondents, intellectual maturity is considered as one of the obstacles with medium to low importance, and the effect of intellectual maturity on the degree of tendency to marry is considered more important for boys than for girls. 4. From the point of view of the respondents (57% and above), the moral conditions of the society are considered to be of medium to high importance and the effect of the moral conditions of the society on the tendency to marry is considered more important for boys than for girls. 5. The youth of Hamadan province have an optimistic attitude towards marriage, and boys have more optimistic views about marriage than girls, and instead, girls are more realistic than boys in this matter. 6. As the tendency to get married increases, the belief that the promotion of the western lifestyle is a bigger obstacle increases.

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