Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the marital messages university students receive from various sources according to demographic variables. Convenient sampling method was used in the study. Marital Messages Scale and a Personal Information Form are the data collection tools of the study. In the study, survey model was used. ANOVA and t-test were used in the analysis of the data. At the end of the study, it was found out that female students, university students who have spent most of their lives in towns or smaller residential areas, and university students whose parents have arranged marriages have received more positive marital messages compared to male university students, university students who have spend most of their lives in metropolitans, and university students whose parents married of their own volition, respectively. It was also seen that university students whose parents are alive and together, university students who perceive their parents’ marriage positively, and university students who indicate that their parents’ marriage has no conflict have received more positive marital messages compared to university students whose parents are divorced, who perceive their parents’ marriage as conflict-ridden, and university students who indicate that their parents’ marriage constantly suffer from conflict, respectively.

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