Relationship between General Attitude towards Marriage and Aspects of Marriage in Young Adults

Abstract

Marriage is a very important culture in India. Indian Parents mostly consider it their duty to get their children to get married. Marriage in various societies and cultures reflects many of the fundamental social functions that marriage provides, such as sexual satisfaction and regulation, the division of labour between men and women, economic production and consumption, and the fulfilment of personal needs. It is due to personal functions such as affection, status, and companionship. In the previous generations, most Indian young adults considered marriage as their ultimate goal and they wanted to get legally married. But in the current generation, young adults; opinions may differ towards marriage. The objective of the study is to find the relationship between general attitudes towards marriage and aspects of marriage in young adults. The sample included 138 participants from the age group of 18 to 30 years old. The samples are from the rural and urban areas of India. The study used the Intent to Marry Scale (Park & Rosén, 2013), the General Attitude towards Marriage Scale (Park & Rosén, 2013), and the Aspects of Marriage Scale (Park & Rosén, 2013) to assess the participants. Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient was to analyse the results of the study. The results show that there is a significant relationship between the general attitude toward marriage and aspects of marriage in young adults. The relationship between general attitude towards marriage and aspects of marriage is positively correlated.