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The study of the religious behavior and faith in relation with students' marital satisfaction
The study of the religious behavior and faith in relation with students' marital satisfaction

Author(s): Soran Rajabi
Subject(s): Education, Psychology, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: marital satisfaction; faith; religious behavior;

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the present research was to determine religious behavior and faith relationship with marital satisfaction in married students. The samples of this study included 214 male and female married students from both universities of Persian Gulf University and Azad in 2011 which were selected through classified random sampling. This study was a correlative study and for data collection, researcher’s made questionnaire, Enrich's marital satisfaction questionnaire, faith and religious behavior scale (Nilson, 1995) were used. The results of the study showed that, on the whole, 44 individuals(20.6 percent) had marital dissatisfaction and 170 of them (79.4 percent) had marital satisfaction. The results of the study showed that there was a positive significant correlation between personal religious behavior and marital satisfaction in students. The results, also, indicated the positive significant correlation between religious ceremonies and marital satisfaction, between science behavior and marital satisfaction, and finally between faith and marital satisfaction.

  • Issue Year: 2/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 15-21
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English