From: Young people’s attitudes toward marriage, gender roles, and related factors
Variable | Egalitarian Gender Role | Female Gender Role | Gender role in marriage | Traditional Gender Role | Male Gender Role | GRAS Total | IMAS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Female | 33.79 ±â¶Ä‰6.4 | 30.3 ±â¶Ä‰5.46 | 35.3 ±â¶Ä‰6.12 | 30.84 ±â¶Ä‰6.38 | 24.24 ±â¶Ä‰5.25 | 154.46 ±â¶Ä‰23.45 | 69.47 ±â¶Ä‰16.11 |
Male | 29.6 ±â¶Ä‰6.06 | 23.96 ±â¶Ä‰5.33 | 28.46 ±â¶Ä‰6.25 | 23.5 ±â¶Ä‰5.47 | 19.24 ±â¶Ä‰5.61 | 124.76 ±â¶Ä‰21.14 | 76.74 ±â¶Ä‰16 |
Test score (t) | 10.236 | 18.115 | 16.902 | 19.516 | 13.936 | 20.813 | -6.942 |
ap | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |
Place/institute where data was collected | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Amasya | 34.62 ±â¶Ä‰5.43 | 30.41 ±â¶Ä‰5.73 | 35.49 ±â¶Ä‰5.79 | 30.68 ±â¶Ä‰6.79 | 24.53 ±â¶Ä‰4.82 | 155.72 ±â¶Ä‰23.11 | 69.55 ±â¶Ä‰16.57 |
Yozgat | 29.97 ±â¶Ä‰6.92 | 25.82 ±â¶Ä‰5.73 | 30.39 ±â¶Ä‰7.14 | 25.99 ±â¶Ä‰6.36 | 20.47 ±â¶Ä‰6.17 | 132.65 ±â¶Ä‰25 | 74.36 ±â¶Ä‰15.88 |
Test score (t) | 12.165 | 13.133 | 12.778 | 11.669 | 11.947 | 15.688 | -4.857 |
ap | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |
Income Level | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Very high | 27 (21, 32) | 25 (23, 29) | 26 (24, 34) | 28 (23, 30) | 21 (18, 25) | 121 (113, 134) | 72 (64, 84) |
High | 33 (30.5, 39.5) | 29 (25, 34) | 36 (31, 39) | 30 (23, 35) | 24 (19, 28) | 151 (129, 169) | 77 (63, 84) |
Moderate | 34 (29, 38) | 29 (24, 33) | 36 (30, 39) | 29 (24, 34) | 24 (18.5, 27) | 152 (128, 167) | 70 (61, 81.5) |
Low | 33 (27, 37) | 28 (23, 32) | 36 (27, 39) | 25 (23, 33) | 25 (18, 26) | 152 (117, 161) | 76 (63, 85) |
Very low | 26 (19, 27) | 20 (12, 23) | 22 (22, 25) | 20 (16, 25) | 15 (10, 16) | 103 (87, 106) | 71 (63, 98) |
Test score (χ2) | 73.649 | 41.162 | 85.563 | 35.166 | 38.057 | 77.805 | 12.397 |
bp | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | 0.015* |
Marital status of parents | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Married | 33 (28, 38) | 28 (24, 33) | 36 (29, 39) | 28 (24, 34) | 24 (18, 27) | 149 (124, 167) | 73 (63, 84) |
Divorced | 31 (26, 37) | 29 (24, 34) | 38 (24.5, 40) | 34 (24, 35.5) | 26 (18, 28) | 159 (114, 170) | 69 (60.5, 80.5) |
Living separately | 31 (23, 36) | 23.5 (21, 26.5) | 29 (21, 32.5) | 21 (20, 26.5) | 18 (15, 21) | 113.5 (112, 134) | 76.5 (67.5, 83) |
Test score (χ2) | 4.661 | 7.881 | 7.797 | 11.313 | 6.448 | 8.974 | 4.449 |
bp | 0.097 | 0.019* | 0.020* | 0.003* | 0.040* | 0.011* | 0.108 |
Family type | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Nuclear family | 32.84 ±â¶Ä‰6.56 | 28.33 ±â¶Ä‰6.33 | 33.34 ±â¶Ä‰6.96 | 28.69 ±â¶Ä‰7.18 | 22.72 ±â¶Ä‰5.98 | 145.92 ±â¶Ä‰26.84 | 72.38 ±â¶Ä‰16.12 |
Extended family | 31.67 ±â¶Ä‰6.28 | 28.1 ±â¶Ä‰5.46 | 32.66 ±â¶Ä‰6.67 | 27.8 ±â¶Ä‰6.19 | 22.62 ±â¶Ä‰5.17 | 142.84 ±â¶Ä‰24.59 | 70.08 ±â¶Ä‰17.94 |
Fragmented family | 28.16 ±â¶Ä‰7.12 | 27.62 ±â¶Ä‰6.67 | 30.38 ±â¶Ä‰7.38 | 27.97 ±â¶Ä‰6.99 | 20.76 ±â¶Ä‰6.46 | 134.89 ±â¶Ä‰30.82 | 68.89 ±â¶Ä‰12.84 |
Test value (F) | 11.015 | 0.325 | 3.809 | 1.503 | 2.003 | 3.891 | 2.283 |
cp | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | 0.723 | 0.022* | 0.223 | 0.135 | 0.021* | 0.102 |
Form of marriage: | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Arranged marriage, without prior knowledge of each other | 31.61 ±â¶Ä‰6.91 | 28.29 ±â¶Ä‰6.32 | 32.38 ±â¶Ä‰7.29 | 27.87 ±â¶Ä‰7.32 | 22.4 ±â¶Ä‰6.33 | 142.56 ±â¶Ä‰28.07 | 71.98 ±â¶Ä‰15.46 |
Arranged meeting and mutual approval | 32.9 ±â¶Ä‰6.08 | 28.33 ±â¶Ä‰5.78 | 33.79 ±â¶Ä‰6.42 | 29.19 ±â¶Ä‰6.6 | 23.08 ±â¶Ä‰5.53 | 147.27 ±â¶Ä‰24.63 | 71.01 ±â¶Ä‰16.84 |
Met each other and agreed to marry | 32.56 ±â¶Ä‰7.13 | 27.98 ±â¶Ä‰6.83 | 32.74 ±â¶Ä‰7.38 | 27.81 ±â¶Ä‰7.44 | 22.15 ±â¶Ä‰5.95 | 143.24 ±â¶Ä‰28.78 | 72.94 ±â¶Ä‰16.76 |
Elopement | 31.08 ±â¶Ä‰6.56 | 29.18 ±â¶Ä‰5.54 | 31.28 ±â¶Ä‰7.34 | 27.85 ±â¶Ä‰6.07 | 21.63 ±â¶Ä‰5.72 | 141 ±â¶Ä‰25.37 | 73.4 ±â¶Ä‰14.33 |
Test value (F) | 2.786 | 0.501 | 3.810 | 3.354 | 2.140 | 2.680 | 0.966 |
cp | 0.040* | 0.682 | 0.010* | 0.018* | 0.093 | 0.046* | 0.408 |
How should a marriage decision be made? | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
Couples should decide together | 32 (28, 38) | 28 (24, 34) | 36 (28, 39) | 28 (23, 34) | 24 (18, 27) | 149 (121, 168) | 73 (62, 83) |
Parents and relatives should decide together | 26 (20, 26) | 27 (25, 28) | 28 (28, 39) | 28 (27, 39) | 23 (23, 28) | 129 (129, 155) | 54 (54, 65) |
Parents and couples should decide together | 34 (30, 38) | 27 (23, 32) | 35.5 (30, 39) | 29 (24, 34) | 24 (19, 27) | 149.5 (127, 167) | 72 (64, 84) |
Test value (χ2) | 5.922 | 10.916 | 0.256 | 1.281 | 0.850 | 0.168 | 7.118 |
bp | 0.052 | 0.004* | 0.880 | 0.527 | 0.654 | 0.919 | 0.028* |
Distribution of authority between spouses | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
There should be no authority between spouses | 31.8 ±â¶Ä‰7.29 | 28.64 ±â¶Ä‰6.33 | 33.32 ±â¶Ä‰6.56 | 29.5 ±â¶Ä‰6.54 | 23.14 ±â¶Ä‰5.71 | 146.39 ±â¶Ä‰25.92 | 69.27 ±â¶Ä‰19.61 |
Woman should have the authority | 33.43 ±â¶Ä‰6.23 | 28.61 ±â¶Ä‰6.12 | 34.87 ±â¶Ä‰7.68 | 29.67 ±â¶Ä‰7.37 | 24.46 ±â¶Ä‰5.77 | 151.04 ±â¶Ä‰26.01 | 64.3 ±â¶Ä‰15.8 |
Man should have the authority | 29.26 ±â¶Ä‰4.84 | 21.56 ±â¶Ä‰7.39 | 26.28 ±â¶Ä‰5.71 | 20.3 ±â¶Ä‰4.77 | 17.34 ±â¶Ä‰6.8 | 114.74 ±â¶Ä‰24.03 | 80.3 ±â¶Ä‰15.58 |
Both sides must have authority | 32.76 ±â¶Ä‰6.45 | 28.57 ±â¶Ä‰5.81 | 33.38 ±â¶Ä‰6.84 | 28.68 ±â¶Ä‰6.88 | 22.73 ±â¶Ä‰5.66 | 146.12 ±â¶Ä‰25.86 | 72.37 ±â¶Ä‰15.28 |
Test value (F) | 5.572 | 21.807 | 18.454 | 26.682 | 16.399 | 24.466 | 9.834 |
cp | 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |
Opinion about marriage | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
I am afraid of marriage | 31.45 ±â¶Ä‰7.29 | 28.83 ±â¶Ä‰5.77 | 33.27 ±â¶Ä‰7.05 | 29.86 ±â¶Ä‰6.85 | 22.93 ±â¶Ä‰5.75 | 146.35 ±â¶Ä‰26.54 | 65.79 ±â¶Ä‰16.9 |
I am not afraid of marriage | 33.08 ±â¶Ä‰6.02 | 27.9 ±â¶Ä‰6.39 | 33 ±â¶Ä‰6.87 | 27.61 ±â¶Ä‰6.95 | 22.45 ±â¶Ä‰5.91 | 144.03 ±â¶Ä‰26.66 | 75.63 ±â¶Ä‰14.91 |
Test value (t) | -3.826 | 2.425 | 0.642 | 5.211 | 1.330 | 1.393 | -9.766 |
ap | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | 0.015* | 0.521 | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | 0.184 | 0.164 | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |
Relationship status | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
No relationship | 33 (29, 38) | 28 (23, 33) | 36 (29, 39) | 29 (24, 34) | 24 (19, 27) | 149 (124, 167) | 70 (60, 82) |
In a relationship | 33 (28, 39) | 28 (24, 34) | 36 (28, 39) | 28 (23, 33) | 24 (18, 27) | 149 (119, 167) | 77 (64, 85) |
Engaged | 32 (24, 34) | 24 (21, 27) | 24 (21, 26) | 24 (19, 28) | 18 (11, 21) | 114 (106, 118) | 66 (63, 78) |
Married | 33 (30, 40) | 29.5 (17, 34) | 31 (20, 40) | 26 (14, 33) | 24 (16, 25) | 137.5 (97, 169) | 75.5 (59, 79) |
Test value (χ2) | 3.243 | 3.670 | 7.404 | 9.908 | 7.763 | 5.859 | 33.277 |
bp | 0.356 | 0.299 | 0.060 | 0.019* | 0.051 | 0.119 | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |
How does news about domestic violence affect your views on marriage? | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
It makes me feel disenchanted with marriage | 34 (29, 39) | 30 (25, 34) | 37 (30, 39) | 30 (25, 35) | 25 (20, 28) | 156.5 (131, 169) | 70 (60, 81) |
I believe women are at fault | 27 (25, 34) | 23 (16, 26) | 25 (22, 32) | 24 (19, 27) | 19 (14, 23) | 117 (101, 133) | 71 (63, 98) |
I think problems will decrease with a love marriage | 32 (28, 36) | 26 (22, 30) | 32 (27, 37) | 26 (21, 32) | 21 (15, 26) | 133 (114, 156) | 82 (71, 88) |
I believe having children will reduce the problem of violence | 34 (25, 37) | 23 (20, 25) | 33 (28, 34) | 24 (19, 27) | 20 (17, 25) | 136 (112, 143) | 83 (78, 94) |
Test value (χ2) | 42.811 | 101.242 | 100.371 | 98.324 | 62.596 | 103.442 | 95.594 |
bp | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* | &±ô³Ù; 0.001* |