Studying the Causes of Student Marriage among University Students; A Phenomenological Study

This research has examined the causes of student marriage among students. For this purpose, the qualitative method of phenomenology and the theory derived from data were used. In this regard, 21 students who had referred to the Office of the Supreme Leader for registration of Imam Reza pilgrimage were randomly selected. Semi-structured questions about the causes of their tendency toward student marriage and the factors that helped them in this process were studied till the saturation point. Analysis of data through open codes and identification of the main and secondary propositions showed that factors such as suitable location, belonging to the same time period, low cost and parents' opposition to waiting till the end of education lead to student marriage, respectively. These findings indicate that psychological and socioeconomic factors contribute to the process of student marriage.