The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore female college students’ views on marriage. The research questions of this study are as follows. First, what is the perception of female college students about the marriage system? Second, what ...
The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore female college students’ views on marriage. The research questions of this study are as follows. First, what is the perception of female college students about the marriage system? Second, what is the perception of female college students about the necessity of marriage? Third, what do female college students think a successful marriage is? For this purpose, a written survey using questionnaires was conducted targeting 18 female college students. The analysis was conducted using the modified Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified (CQR-M). As a result, 9 categories and 25 subcategories were derived from 3 areas. First, four categories and eight subcategories were derived from female college students’ perceptions of the marriage system; ‘Awareness of the marriage system itself’, ‘Awareness of childbirth’, ‘Awareness of conflicts that may be experienced during marriage’, ‘Awareness of couple’s economic management’.
Second, two categories were derived from female college students’ perception of the necessity of marriage, and nine subcategories were derived; ‘Marriage is ‘inevitable’, ‘marriage is ‘choice’ ’. Third, three categories were derived from female college students’ thoughts on successful marriage, and eight subcategories were derived; ‘Spouse selection’, ‘marriage life’, ‘Consider the impact on your children’. It is expected that this study will be able to provide basic data to deeply understand the marriage views of female college students living in a changing era.