A study on motivation of marriage and views of marriage of Korean college students

Abstract

Low birth rates due to low marriages and late marriages are serious social problems with population aging in Korea. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between view of marriage and marriage motivation of college students. This study used a descriptive study to test the correlation of view of marriage and motivation for marriage. One hundred fifty one College students were conveniently participated of one university in Cheonan province of South Korea. The average view of marriage was 3.18±.45, and item with the highest scores were ‘Marriage can have money’ (3.90 ± 0.97). The lowest scores were ‘If they fail to marry, they can remarry’ (1.66±.63).The highest priority motivation for marriage was ‘Love’, with 85 subjects (56.3%), ‘psychological stability’ (25.8%), ‘Economic stability’ (11.9%), and ‘New family formation and birth’ (6.0%). The view of marriage of the subject who said that the motivation for marriage was ‘economic well-being’ was significantly higher than the subject who answered ‘psychological stability’ (F = 2.912, p =.037). The idea of marriage, which may have an economic basis, is bringing down the problem of low fertility in our society by delaying the marriage period or preventing marriage. It is a time when it is necessary to make a systematic educational preparations by designating the ideas and perceptions about marriage.