The Comparison between the Healthy Marital Relationship in Married Seminary and Non-Seminary Female Students

• Published in: Islām va ʻulūm-i ijtimāʻī (Online) Vol. 13; no. 26; pp. 243 - 255
• Main Authors: Javad Khodadadi, MOhsen Rezaiee Ahvanuiee, Asghar Abdollahi, Forugh Amosti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU) 01-09-2021
• Subjects: health of marital relation; married women; seminary and non-seminary
• ISSN: 2322-2506; 2588-4700
• DOI: 10.30471/soci.2020.6500.1517

This study aimed at investigating and comparing Marital Health among seminary & non-seminary female students in 2016 - 2017. In this descriptive comparative study, 533 female of seminary & non-seminary families (Including 233 seminary and 300 non-seminary) in Tehran with at least one child were selected through available sampling method and then assessed by Iranian Family Health Questionnaire (IFHQ) and Demographic Characteristic Questionnaires. The age range of the participants in the study was between 20 and 49 years for the seminary group with an average age of 36.3 years and for non-seminary individuals between 21 and 52 years with an average of 37.6 years. Data were analyzed using MANOVA and SPSS 19.The obtained results showed that there was a significant difference between seminary and non-seminary families (p < 0/001). The Marital Health were significantly greater in seminary compared to non-seminary families (P=0.001). Therefore, in dealing with families and marital relation, it is necessary to pay more attention to religious factors.