The Factors That Cause Early Marriage and the Impact on the Psychology of Couples in Rural Areas

Abstract

Early marriage is a global problem that has an impact on maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. The number of early marriages in Indonesia is increasing. The rate of early marriage in Ponorogo reaches 100%. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause early marriage and its impact on psychology. This study used a crosssectional design with a sample unit of 75 families of early married couples. The samples came from 3 sub-districts in the Ponorogo district, namely Sawoo, Ngrayun, and Pulung. The variables studied consisted of the dependent variable, namely the psychology of the couple, and the independent variable, namely the reason for marriage. The confounding variables are husband’s age, wife’s age, husband’s education, and wife’s education. The analysis used is logistic regression. The results show that there is no relationship between the reasons for getting married to the psychological condition of the couple. This happens because early marriage in rural areas has become commonplace so that psychological conditions with various reasons for marriage have the same psychological impact.