The Relationship of the Tendency and Willingness to Get Married with Differentiation and Responsibility among University Students

Document Type : review Article

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1 M.A. in Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic humanities and social sciences, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

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This study was conducted to find the relationship of the tendency and willingness to get married with differentiation and responsibility among the students of Islamic Azad University, Qom branch. In terms of research method, this study was descriptive-correlational, and the population included all the students of Islamic Azad University, Qom branch, in the academic year 2021-2022. It included 250 students selected by the convenience sampling. The research tools included Heidari, Mazaheri and Pouretemad's (2004) standard questionnaires of the tendency and willingness to get married, Scarron and Friedlander's (1998) differentiation questionnaire and Ahmadi Akhormeh et al.'s (2013) responsibility questionnaire. The findings of the study showed: a) there is a significant relationship between the tendency and desire to marry with differentiation; b) there is a significant relationship of the tendency and willingness to get married with responsibility. The findings showed that differentiation and the ability to distinguish between reason and emotion as well as responsibility are related to the tendency. Furthermore, it impacts on the willingness to get married, and by increasing and improving these two variables, the tendency and willingness to get married can be increased. Therefore, it is suggested that for the tendency and willingness to get married and to reduce the age of marriage, family, officials and cultural and educational custodians should pay attention to improving the differentiation and responsibility status of students.

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