Attitudes of Modern Youth towards Marriage and Family Relationships

Столярчук, Олеся Анатоліївна and Коханова, Олена Петрівна (2025) Attitudes of Modern Youth towards Marriage and Family Relationships Педагогічна освіта: теорія і практика. Психологія. Педагогіка, 43 (1). pp. 120-127. ISSN 2412-2009

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Abstract

The article analyzes the problem of studying the psychological readiness of young people for marriage and family relationships, namely: the psychological structure of young people's ideas about family roles, factors in choosing a marriage partner, forms of marriage, and motives for marriage. It is important to note that the marriage and family orientations of young people as a component of psychological readiness for marriage and family interaction are a dynamic characteristic that reflects social changes. The essence of the concept of attitude as a key concept of the topic is that we interpret it as an individual's attitude towards certain social objects or their features, which allows us to predict possible forms of individual behavior in certain situations. As a result of an empirical study of the marriage and family attitudes of young people, it was revealed that they are dominated by traditional attitudes regarding the importance of the family as the main form of social interaction, the prevailing orientation of young people towards registered marriage. Regarding the distribution of power and functions in the family, the surveyed students expressed an egalitarian approach. The highest positions in the ranking of the importance of factors for a successful marriage are: mutual love, interest, mutual understanding, support and marital fidelity. The students named loyalty, honesty, and respect as desirable traits for a marriage partner, which indicates the respondents' orientation toward a spouse-centered marriage. The survey revealed a prevalence of a low level of readiness among young people for marriage and family life among the research sample. The factors that most influence the position of young people regarding their attitude towards marriage and family life are: the example of their parents, the personal qualities of the spouses, and young people's ideas about the ideal of a husband and wife. In general, a predominance of progressive marriage and family orientations was found among the surveyed youth.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	attitudes; ideas; marriage and family attitudes; psychological readiness for marriage; youth
Subjects:	Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions:	Факультет психології, соціальної роботи та спеціальної освіти > Кафедра психології особистості та соціальних практик
Depositing User:	к. пс.н. Олена Петрівна Коханова
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2025 08:35
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2025 08:35
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/52562

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