Does duration of the marriage affect the marital adjustment of postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia?
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between duration of marriage and marital adjustment in a sample of married postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia. As the popularity of studying in Malaysia among Iranian students at postgraduate level .is increasing, more studies are nee...
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Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2013
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| author | Ghoroghi, Soudabeh Hassan, Siti Aishah Baba, Maznah |
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| description | The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between duration of marriage and marital adjustment in a sample of married postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia. As the popularity of studying in Malaysia among Iranian students at postgraduate level .is increasing, more studies are needed among this population. An online self-administered questionnaire conducted to assess the studied variables. Data collected from 220 married students who were selected randomly to participate in the study through their email addresses. The respondents were questioned about their demographic information and completed Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT; Locke & Wallace, 1959). Data analysis provided information about frequencies, percentages, mean scores and Pearson's correlation. The results disclosed that there was no correlation between length of marriage and marital adjustment. It indicates that marital adjustment remained fairly stable over time. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-509412017-03-31T10:02:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50941/ Does duration of the marriage affect the marital adjustment of postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia? Ghoroghi, Soudabeh Hassan, Siti Aishah Baba, Maznah The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between duration of marriage and marital adjustment in a sample of married postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia. As the popularity of studying in Malaysia among Iranian students at postgraduate level .is increasing, more studies are needed among this population. An online self-administered questionnaire conducted to assess the studied variables. Data collected from 220 married students who were selected randomly to participate in the study through their email addresses. The respondents were questioned about their demographic information and completed Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test (LWMAT; Locke & Wallace, 1959). Data analysis provided information about frequencies, percentages, mean scores and Pearson's correlation. The results disclosed that there was no correlation between length of marriage and marital adjustment. It indicates that marital adjustment remained fairly stable over time. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50941/1/Greduc096%20Soudabeh%20Ghoroghi.pdf Ghoroghi, Soudabeh and Hassan, Siti Aishah and Baba, Maznah (2013) Does duration of the marriage affect the marital adjustment of postgraduate Iranian students in Malaysia? In: Graduate Research in Education Seminar (GREduc 2013), 1 Dec. 2013, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 653-659). http://www.greduc2013.upm.edu.my/PDF%20Files/Greduc096%20Soudabeh%20Ghoroghi.pdf |
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