Abstract:

The aim of this research is to apply the premarital education program prepared by the researcher to young adult university students and to determine the effectiveness of the results. For this purpose, the relevant literature was searched and a 14-week training curriculum was prepared. The study group was determined by random sampling method. 104 single university students, consisting of male and female participants, participated in the research. The research was designed in an experimental design. In the first week of the 14-week training, the Marriage Attitude Scale, Conflict Resolution Styles in Romantic Relationships, Marriage Maturity Scale and Marriage Expectation Scale were applied to the study group after obtaining necessary permissions. After the training was completed, the same scales were reapplied and the success of the study was evaluated by looking at the difference between the pretest and the posttest. The data of the pre-test and post-test results were analyzed with the SPSS 22 package program. The analysis of data showing normal distribution was analyzed with dependent groups t-test, and the analysis of data not showing normal distribution was analyzed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test. As a result of the research, it was determined that premarital education had positive effects on marital maturity level, conflict resolution skills in romantic relationships and marital expectation levels. However, it was observed that the education program did not have a significant effect on the level of marriage attitude.

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