Comparison Hardiness of Married Women with Consanguineous and Non-consanguineous Marriage

This study is aimed to compare the characteristics of tenacity and its components among women with consanguineous and non-consanguineous marriages. This research is conducted in a descriptive-correlational manner. The statistical population of the study consists of married female students of Payame Noor University of Mashhad in 2019. Finally, by removing the insignificant data, 38 people completed the abridged tenacious scale questionnaire (AHS) in an accessible and voluntary manner online. According to the results of independent t-test, a significant level (0.038) is obtained for tenacity and its control component is obtained with a significant level (0.014). It indicates that there is a significant difference between the level of tenacity and its control component with consanguineous and non-consanguineous marriages. But no significant difference is found in the components of commitment (0.076) and struggle (0.136). Based in the findings of this study, tenacity, especially its control component, can play an effective role for women with consanguineous and non-consanguineous marriages.