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Table 3 Comparison of the mean GRAS total, GRAS subscale, and IMAS total scores with independent variables

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

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

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&±ô³Ù; 0.001*

&±ô³Ù; 0.001*

&±ô³Ù; 0.001*

Place/institute where data was collected

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

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Income Level

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

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0.723

0.022*

0.223

0.135

0.021*

0.102

Form of marriage:

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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?

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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*

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Opinion about marriage

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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?

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

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

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  1. r = Pearson correlation coefficient, *p &±ô³Ù; 0.05
  2. a Independent samples t-test, results are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  3. b Kruskal-Wallis test, results are presented as median (first quartile, third quartile)
  4. c One-way analysis of variance, results are presented as mean ± standard deviation