A survey of attitudes toward marriage based on religious attitudes in male and female students

The main purpose of this study is to investigate attitudes toward marriage based on religious attitudes in male and female students. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. Statistical population in this study, all male and female students aged 20 to 25 years from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz who were studying in 2019-2020 and the available sampling method was used and according to the size of the population, 250 people were selected as the research sample. The research instruments were the Rosen and Barton Marriage Attitude Questionnaire (1998) and the Allport Religious Orientation Scale (1978). Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software and correlation coefficient and one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that there is a difference between different levels of education in terms of attitudes toward marriage and religious orientation. There is a significant difference in religious orientation. Conclusion the results of the present study indicate that there is a correlation between attitudes toward marriage and religious orientation.