Abstract
The current study aimed to examine the relationship between marriage duration and marital adjustment of married Iranian students at postgraduate level in Malaysian universities. To this end, 220 randomly selected married participants completed an online questionnaire via email. The respondents were questioned about their demographic information and completed Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT; Locke & Wallace, 1959). Data analysis provided information about mean scores, frequencies, percentages, and Pearson's correlation. The results disclosed that there was no correlation between length of marriage and marital adjustment and marital adjustment remained fairly stable over time. This study also discusses the popularity of studying in Malaysia among Iranian students at postgraduate levels.
Highlights
1.1 Marital Adjustment among IranianThere is no doubt about the importance of family and marriage and their influences on society
The current study aimed to examine the relationship between marriage duration and marital adjustment of married Iranian students at postgraduate level in Malaysian universities
All married Iranian Master and PhD students enrolled in public universities were the target population of the study
Summary
1.1 Marital Adjustment among IranianThere is no doubt about the importance of family and marriage and their influences on society. According to a report by National Organization for Iranian Civil Registration (2012), the number of divorces was 1 in every 6.5 marriages, while this rate increased to 1 in 5.2 marriages the following year. This trend of raising divorce rate has become a concern for many researchers in the field (for review, see Aghajanian & Thompson, 2013; Akhavan, 2014; Barikani, Ebrahim, & Navid, 2012). Akhavan (2014) believes that increasing divorce rates as well as late marriages and higher numbers of women compared to men in universities are indicators of big changes in the position of women and the family in today’s society in Iran.
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