Attitude towards Marriage among Young People in Selected Universities in Osun State: The Role of Family Structure and Perceived Parental Relationship Quality
| dc.contributor.author | Wellington Olubukola | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-24T19:47:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-24T19:47:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the association between students' family structure, their perception of their parents' marital quality, and their attitudes toward marriage. The study included 575 unmarried students (345 female, 230 male) selected from two universities in Osun State. Two-way ANOVA and the hierarchical multiple linear regression method were used to analyse the data. Based on the findings, most participants indicated a future desire toward marriage, with females exhibiting a more pronounced preference. The results also suggest a negative relationship between inter-parental conflict and participants' support for marriage, whereas perceived parental marital quality was positively related to participants' support for marriage. The moderating effect of parental marital quality in the relationship between attitudes toward marriage and inter-parental conflict was not statistically supported. Surprisingly, there were no significant differences in support for marriage between individuals with married parents and those with divorced parents. We recommend further studies examining parent-child similarity in attitudes towards marriage as it is likely that young people may adopt marital attitudes similar to their parents as a result of passive internalisation of parental values. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Olubukola A. Wellington & Helen T. Oyetunji (2023). Attitude towards Marriage among Young People in Selected Universities in Osun State: The Role of Family Structure and Perceived Parental Relationship Quality. Journal of Demography & Social Statistics, 10(2), 1-23. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4774 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | JOURNAL OF DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STATISTICS (JDSS); Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 10; 2 | |
| dc.title | Attitude towards Marriage among Young People in Selected Universities in Osun State: The Role of Family Structure and Perceived Parental Relationship Quality | |
| dc.type | Article |