Development of a model for predicting the Marital Relations based on Social Factors and Satisfaction of Marital relationship in Student Marriages and ranking of these factors

The purpose of this study was development of a model for predicting the marital stability based on social factors (socio-economic status, social homogeneity, and social capital) and satisfaction of marital relationship in student marriages and ranking of these factors in universities of Isfahan. The research method was descriptive structural equation modeling. The research design was a post-event and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all of Isfahan universities’ students, including University of Isfahan, Isfahan University of Technology, Khorasgan Azad University and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, who were married as students between 2016 and 2018. From these individuals, a sample of 687 people was selected by purposive convenience sampling. The assessment tool included a researcher-made questionnaire on Social factors, satisfaction of marital relationship and Marital Stability (Shariati, 2019). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and Friedman test. Findings showed that among the social factors, only the factor of social homogeneity of spouses (P <0.05) and satisfaction of marital relationship (P <0.01) are able to significantly explain the marital stability in student marriages. Findings of Friedman test also showed that satisfaction of marital relationship, socio-economic status, social homogeneity and social capital are important in the stability of marriage, respectively and there is a significant difference in the mean rankings (P <0.05). According to these findings, basic programs for marital stability should first focus on education and improving marital relationships, and social factors can be considered in premarital programs.