Abstract
Marriage readiness is one of the keys to marital satisfaction. Emerging adulthood has some thoughts about that bassist Reviews their evaluation criterion of marriage readiness. It is essential to describe the approach of marriage readiness on emerging adulthood and understand emerging adulthood's evaluation of Reviews their marriage readiness. On the other hand, it is necessary to identify the differences in marriage readiness from a gender perspective. Quantitative This is an exploratory study, using 500 college students, aged between 18-25 years old, and consisted of 190 men and 390 women. The questionnaire using Criterion of Marriage Readiness to examine the criterion that important to marriage readiness (33 items, Cronbach alpha 0.917) and the level of emerging adulthood's preparation for marriage (33 questions, Cronbach alpha 0.946). The questionnaire using the criterion from Ghalili's study (2011). There are some results of this study. First, emerging adulthood evaluates Themselves are ready for Marriages, but not so prepared for marriage. They score higher places on the moral and mental criterion that Considered necessary for marriage readiness. This finding is somewhat consistent with the result of the preparedness of Marriages. Emerging adults have a higher score of preparation of Marriages in moral and mental criterion. There are significant differences between men and women in the standard of Marriage readiness married (sig 0.001, P <0.05) and the level of preparedness to marriage (sig 0.008, P <0.05). These findings are useful for government institutions, parents, and adults emerging as the basis of consideration of emerging adulthood's decision to marry.
Highlights
The young people in the current generation tends to have more extended time celibacy before marriage, to build a better relationship quality later (Ghalili, Z. et al, 2012)
Under the Marriage Act, 1 of 1974, Article 7, paragraph 1 in Indonesia, the individual is considered to have the legality to marry by age are minimum age men and women 19 years of age or 16 years
According to the Population Census (SP) in 2010, Indonesia's first marriage age for women was 22.3 years, while men 25.7 years. This shows that the average age of the population of Indonesia married in the range of emerging adulthood
Summary
The young people in the current generation tends to have more extended time celibacy before marriage, to build a better relationship quality later (Ghalili, Z. et al, 2012). According to the Population Census (SP) in 2010, Indonesia's first marriage age for women was 22.3 years, while men 25.7 years (https://sp2010.bps.go.id). This shows that the average age of the population of Indonesia married in the range of emerging adulthood. Emerging Adulthood the transition from late adolescence into adulthood, with an age range 1825 years At this time, the individual is required to escape from dependence on parents, and not considered to be able to face the responsibilities as adults. The individual is required to escape from dependence on parents, and not considered to be able to face the responsibilities as adults They must explore the development of life, one of which is associated with love, education, and employment. The emerging adult is a stage of self-exploration related to love life, education, and employment (Arnett, 2000)
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