Factors affecting marriage attitudes of university students

Purpose: This descriptive study aims to identify factors affecting attitudes of university students on marriage. Material and Methods: The sample consists of 791 students. The data were collected with "Personal Information Form" and was prepared by the researchers and "Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale". Results: The ideal marriage age was determined to be 24 years and over for 74.6% of the girls and 25-29 years for 77% of the boys. Of the students, 95.2% stated that they had to decide who to many, 68.5% said that marriage was most affected by having economic freedom, and 59.9% said that they were not afraid of marriage. Of the respondents, 64.1% stated that women and men should have equal authority, 67.3% said that they had a deterioration in the family institution today, 91.5% said that their parents were a happy marriage, and 63% said that violence against women had cooled from marriage The average score for Inonu Marriage Attitude Scale was 77.85 +/- 15.430. It has been observed that the attitudes of the students towards marriage are influenced; gender, parents' happiness, fear of marriage, the ideal marriage age of women and men, marital status of their families, and their views on marriage. Conclusion: It was determined that the students' marital attitudes were positive and their fears about marriage were affected by the parents being married and being happy. In this respect, it may be suggested to determine the factors that affect the marital attitudes of the students positively and negatively, to plan the training to be formed by the experts in these fields and to establish centers where the students can easily reach and have sufficient level of counseling.