Study on Some Socio-Economic and Demographic Variables and Communication Effect on The Marital Adjustment

Abstract

This research, which was conducted in the
province of Ankara carried out to determine and
compare the various subjects in the economic,
managerial and psychosocial activation areas and the
marital adjustment of the man and woman in the view
point of demographic and socioeconomic variables
such as their education levels, marriage ages,
marriage duration and monthly income amount. 413
married personnel and their spouses whom were
chosen in accordance with the “Random Sampling
Method” by the personnel who were working in
different service classes in the center and Beytepe
Campus of Hacettepe University, were included by
the research. “Dyadic Adjustment Scale”, which was
developed by Spanier (1976) in order to measure the
accordance level of the married individuals, has been
used. Data on the factors, which has the impact on
the accordance levels of the married individuals, was
collected with the “Questionnaire Form on Factors
that has Impact on the Marital Adjustment” which
was developed by the researchers. The marriage
adjustment point average of spouses, is 104.03 and
when it is examined in accordance with the sex, the
men’s (105.37) is higher than the women (102.69)
(p>0.05). Even there are some differences, the
marriage adjustment point averages of both men and
women are higher as when the sharing of thoughts
and feelings (communication) and satisfaction from
communication, their education levels, the monthly
income amount of the family, the marriage age as
much of the 35 years old and over are higher.

Keywords

• Marital adjustment, demographic and socio-economic factors, communication and marital adjustment

Bazı Sosyo-Ekonomik ve Demografik Değişkenler ile İletişimin Eşler Arası Uyuma Etkisinin Araştırılması

Öz

Ankara ilinde yapılan bu araştırma, ekonomik, yönetsel ve psiko-sosyal faaliyet alanlarına ilişkin çeşitli konular ile öğrenim düzeyi, evlenme yaşı, evlilik süresi ve ailenin aylık gelir miktarı gibi demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik değişkenler açısından kadın ve erkeklerin evlilik uyumunu belirlemek ve karşılaştırma yapmak amacıyla planlanmış ve yürütülmüştür. Araştırma kapsamına H.Ü. Merkez ve Beytepe Kampüsünde farklı hizmet sınıflarında görev yapan personel arasından “Tabakalı Rastgele Örnekleme Yöntemi” ile seçilen 413 evli personel ve eşleri alınmıştır. Evli bireylerin uyum düzeylerini ölçmek için Spanier (1976) tarafından geliştirilen “Çiftler Uyum Ölçeği” (Dyadic Adjustment Scale) kullanılmıştır. Evli bireylerin uyum düzeylerine etki eden faktörlere ilişkin bilgiler ise araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen “Evlilik Uyumuna Etki Eden Faktörlerin İncelenmesine İlişkin Anket Formu” ile toplanmıştır. Eşlerin genel evlilik uyum puan ortalaması 104.03 olup, cinsiyete göre incelendiğinde erkeklerde (105.37) kadınlardan (102.69) yüksektir(p>0.05). Bazı farklılıklar olmakla beraber genel olarak gerek kadın gerekse erkeklerin evlilik uyum puan ortalamaları; öğrenim düzeyi, ailenin aylık gelir miktarı,35 ve üzeri yaş grubuna kadar evlenme yaşı, ayrıca duygu ve düşüncelerin paylaşım ve bu konuda duyulan memnuniyet derecesi arttıkça artmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Evlilik uyumu, demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik faktörler, iletişim.

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