Publication: The Effect Early Marriage And Marital Stress Among University Students In USIM
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2021-09-22
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USIM Press
Abstract
This study aims to identify the effect of early marriage with marital stress among university students in USIM. Objectives of this study were to determine the effect of early marriage with marital stress among students in USIM, to investigate how the marriage couple students cope with the stress and, to determine the relationship between stress and marriage satisfaction. This research used Stress Scale (PSS) to measure the level of stress and Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS) to measure marriage satisfaction. An interview also being used in this study in order to determine effect of early marriage with marital stress among students in USIM. The data were obtained, analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics Version 25.0 software that involved descriptive statistics analysis, Pallant scale, and Pearson correlation coefficient. The findings of the study indicate that the stress and marriage satisfaction of the respondents are at a moderate level, besides, these two variables have a very strong significance correlation within positive direction (r = 0.61, p < 0.01). Interview result demonstrated that the effects of early marriage put stress on the marriage relationship and coupled with other factors such as family member intervention, financial problems, and commitment of study.
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E-Proceeding Marital and Sexuality Counseling Seminar (MASEC 2021)
“Keluarga Sejahtera: Cabaran di Abad 21”
“Family Well-Being: Challenges in the 21st Century”
22 September 2021
Organized by: Counseling Programme, Faculty of Leadership and Management, USIM
In collaboration with:Sa’adah Counseling and Consultation Centre for Wellbeing (Sa’adah Centre)
Vol. 25 No. 2 (2021): Special Issue MASEC (Al-‘Abqari) [10]
Keywords
stress, marital stress, marital satisfaction, early marriage.
Citation
Ngesan, N. H. and Ab. Rahman, O. 2021. The Effect Early Marriage and Marital Stress Among University Students in USIM. ‘Abqari Journal. 25, 2 (Dec. 2021), 61-88. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33102/abqari.vol25no2.464.