A Study of Factors Affecting of Premarital Friendship Formation between Boys and Girls from the Perspective of Students

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Abstract

This descriptive study aimed to examine factors shaping premarital friendship between boys and girls students. The target population included all students (N=2960) of Education Faculty of Islamic Azad University (Marvdasht). A total of 219 students were sampled using cluster sampling method. Research instrument was a 30-item questionnaire developed by the researchers employing Principal Component Analysis tapping into individual, family, and social components. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between two means (out of three) and that individual, family and social factors, in order of strength, affected the formulation of premarital friendship. As regards the demographic characteristics, the analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between the aforementioned factors and gender, employment status, and marital status of the respondents
 

Keywords


1-Ahmadi, A.A. (1995). Education Analysis of Boys and Girls relationship in
Iran. Tehran: Iran’s Parents Trainers Assaeation.[Persian]
2- Ahmadi, A.A. (199٢). Boys and Girls friendships, Journal of Education,
Ministry of Education to raise the monthly magazine, number nine, Kayhan
Institute. [Persian]
3- Coger, J.J. & Peterson, A.C. (1984). Adolescence and youth: Psychological
development in a changing word (3 rded). New York: Harper & Row.
4- Giordano, Peggy C. Phelps , Kenyatta D. Manning , Wendy D. Longmore ,
Monica A. (2007). Adolescent Academic achievement and romantic
relationships. Sicince Direct. Avaiable online 24 July 2007. www. Heritage.
Org. 
5- Gulzari, M. (2004). Friendship Relationships with the opposite sex in
adolescents and its relationship to family characteristics, the first Iranian
congress on family pathology. Tehran [Persian]
6- Hawley, D & Dehaan. L. (1996). Toward a definition of family resilience,
Family Process Journal, 35.
7- Huoraei, M. (2009). Pre marital Relationships, Tehran: deklamagaran.
[Persian]
8- Jokar, B. (2004). Faculty of Science and Engineering, Shiraz University
Students` attitude to boys & girls, in proceedings of national seminar on student
mental health. Tehran: Shiraz University. [Persian]
9- Javedani, N. (2007). Assessment connection between boy and girls. Tehran:
ketabdarmani. [Persian]
10- kaveh, S. (2009). Relationship between Boys and Girls, Tehran: sokhan
publications. [Persian]
11- kosari, M. (1995). Causes the opposite sex with girls students in secondary
school education, school district 18 in Tehran and offer solutions to the
problem, Thesis Guidance and counseling advice, Allameh Tabatabai
University. [Persian]
12- Learner, R & Benson, L. (2003). Developmental assets abdasset- building
communities, New York: Kluwer.
13- Luthar, S.Cieeehetti, S & Becker, B. (2000). The Construct of Resilience,
child development Joucnal, 71.
14- Masten, A. (2001). Resilience process in development. American
psychology, 56.
15- Mousavi, A. (2007). Pre marital counseling, Tehran: mehr kavyean.
[Persian]
16- Mousavi, A. (2005). The Effect of pre- marital relationships, married
students at public universities in tehran, counseling degree masters thesis,
Tehran tarbiat moalem University. [persian]
17- Movahed, M. & Shvazy Abbasi, M. (2006). Relationship between
socialization and traditional values and modern attitudes to girls in the field of
personal relationship between be for marriage, the letter-scientific research
studies, women, VOL 4, N 1,spring 2006, center for women- Al-zahra
University. [Persian]
18- National Youth Organization. (2010) Evaluation of common boy and gils
friends of parents, Tehran:outhor [Persian]
19- Noorollah zadah, A. (2010). Underlying factors in boy and gils
relationships, Tehran:(?) [persian]
20- Parkins, D. Luter, T & Jank, W. (2002). Protective Factors that decrease the
likelihood of puring for physically abused females. Journal of Adolescent
Research, 17, 377-400. 
21- Rector, Robert E. Johnson, PH, D, Kirk A.Noyes , Lauren R. (2003).
Sexually Active teenagers are more likely to be depressed and to attempt
suicide. 3 June 2003.
22- Rutter, M. (1999). Protective Factors to children. Primary Prevention of
Psychopathology, Vol 3, University of New England.
23- Silva, m & Ross, I. (2002). Association of perceived parental attitudes
towards premarital sex with initatin of sexual intercourse in akolescince.
Psychology Report, dec; 91(3 pt 1): 781- 4.
24- Sharafi, M. (2010). Youth and identity crisis, Tehran: Soroush. [persian]
25- Tehrani, M. & Tehrani, z. (2006). Review of mental health in the
relationship with the opposite sex with girl students in Tehran, proceedings of
the fourth national conference on student mental health: (P.252 to 255).shiraz:
shiraz university. [persian]
26- Yahyaei, SH. & Refahi, ZH. (1995). Relationship between self-concept of
young boys and girls ages 15-19 years old students in tehran with the opposite
sex. Clinical psychology B.A. thesis of AL-Zahra University in Tehran.
[persian]
27- Zelnik, M. & Kantner, J.F. (1980). Sexual Activity, contraceptive use, and
pregnancy among metropolitan- area teenager: 1971- 1979. Family Planning
Perspectives, 12, 230-237.