Marital adjustment and marriage performance based on differences in educational level in couples

Shojaie, Fatemeh; Jazayeri, Rezvanosadat; Ahmadi, Sayyed Ahmad; Fatehizade, Maryam Sadat

doi:10.22054/qccpc.2019.37505.2015

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Family Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan

³ Professor of Family Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor of Family Counseling, University of Isfahan, Isfahan

https://doi.org/10.22054/qccpc.2019.37505.2015

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of couples' educational level differences on marital adjustment and marital function.. The sample includes 120 couples in Isfahan in 2017 that passed at least 5 years of their marriage. These individuals were selected from couples who live in six regions of Isfahan by a clustering method, and the sample was divided into three groups as follows: 1 - Male educational level is higher than that of female (40), 2 - Female educational level is higher than that of male (40), and 3 - Female and male have the same level of education (40). To collect data, the Revised Martial Adjustment Questionnaire (RDAS), Measurement of Marital Function Questionnaire and Short Neo-Form Questionnaire (60 items) were used. Data were collected to compare marital function and martial adjustment of couples with different compositions of educational levels by SPSS statistical software. The results of covariance (ANCOVA) and multivariate analysis of variance (MANCOVA) showed that the level of martial adjustment and some of the components of marital function in couples, differs with different compositions educational levels. Based on the findings of this study, martial adjustment is more ideal for couples in which male educational level is higher than that of women. There is also no difference in the martial function of couples with different levels of education, but in terms of emotional expression, communication, economics and financial affairs, couples with an equal educational level are in a more ideal situation.

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Marital adjustment and marriage performance based on differences in educational level in couples

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Volume 10, Issue 38 - Serial Number 38
June 2019
Pages 111-134

Marital adjustment and marriage performance based on differences in educational level in couples

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Volume 10, Issue 38 - Serial Number 38June 2019Pages 111-134

Volume 10, Issue 38 - Serial Number 38
June 2019
Pages 111-134