Predicting The Relationship between expectations of marriage based on religious orientation and attachment styles

The purpose of this study was the prediction of the relationship between expectations of marriage based on religious orientation and attachment styles.

The method of this research was correlation. The population was including the single students of Islamic Azad University of West Tehran Branch. Sampling method was at reach 181 single students among 3301 students were selected according to sampling formula. For gathering the data 3 questionnaires were involved: Jones and Nelson Marriage Expectation Scale (1996), Allport Religious Orientation Scale (1978) and Hazan & Shaver Adult Attachment Scale (1987). Then, the methods of statistics (like: correlation and hierarchical multiple regression) were used for data analyses.

Results showed positive and meaningful relationship between internal religious orientation, secure attachment style and realistic expectation of marriage. Moreover, negative and meaningful relationship between internal religious orientation and optimistic expectation of marriage & positive and meaningful relationship between ambivalent & avoidant attachment styles and optimistic expectation of marriage. The results of hierarchical multiple regression showed that internal orientation and secure attachment style can predict realistic expectation of marriage & external religious orientation, avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles can predict pessimistic marriage expectation.