Abstract:

Marriage plays an important role in the establishment of families, which are the basis of society. On the other hand, with the event happening of social changes, the perspective of marriage has changed, and the rate of marriage has gradually decreased. However, in most societies today, individuals are expected to marry. Thus, it is important to investigate attitudes towards marriage and related factors. This study discusses marriage role expectations, which include thoughts of individuals about how they and their partners will behave in marriage. Marriage role expectations, in a sense, include their beliefs about what they will encounter in marriage, so it is thought that this may influence attitudes towards marriage. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive role of marriage role expectations on the attitudes towards marriage. The sample comprised of 484 individuals over the age of 18 (70.2% female, 29.8% male, average age was 26.02, ±5.14). The findings indicated that the proposed model significantly explained attitudes towards marriage (F(3,480)= 27.60, p<.01). Also, there were statistically significant differences between groups in the attitudes towards marriage and the marriage role expectations depending on some socio-demographic variables. According to the results, marriage role expectations have an effect on attitudes towards marriage. The findings are expected to provide resources to premarital counselors.

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