Marital Adjustment and Marital Self-Efficacy Levels of Married Individuals Based on Former University Accommodation

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ERDOĞDU ASLAN B. Ö., ÇUHADAROĞLU A.

Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, cilt.14, sa.74, ss.310-326, 2024 (Scopus, TRDizin)

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This study examines the differentiation status of university-graduate married individuals in marital adjustment and marital self-efficacy levels in the context of their experiences living with or apart from the family during their university years. Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used to investigate, and the research was designed in a sequential explanatory design. According to this, quantitative data were collected using data collection tools, and qualitative data were obtained through interviews. Quantitative data comprises the responses of 324 participants (184 women, 140 men) to the measurement tools. The findings obtained by analyzing the data did not indicate a statistically significant difference in marital adjustment and marital self-efficacy levels according to the accommodation status during the university years. Qualitative data were obtained through interviews with willing participants via a structured interview form. According to findings from the qualitative data gathered from 20 participants (10 female and 10 male), the participants' experiences and several factors make differences in marital adjustment and self-efficacy levels. The discrepancy in parallelism between the quantitative and qualitative data outcomes may be cause separate working groups presented these results. Application and study suggestions were given to researchers and field experts in line with the information obtained from the research findings.