The Indices of the Girls’ Pre-marriage Readiness with an Emphasis on Islamic Sources

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master ofFamily Counseling, Institute of Higher Education in Ethics and Education, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Ethics, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Qom, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Institute of Higher Education in Ethics and Education, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Marriage and choosing one’s spouse forms the foundation of the families. Considering widespread social and cultural changes in the society and the existing educational impairments,  debate on pre-marriage readiness, especially in girls, is very essential, and practical studies in this sphere are of considerable importance. The present study aimed at investigating the indices of the girls’ pre-marriage readiness with an Islamic approach.  The study was conducted with a qualitative method in order to discover and specify the indices of girls’ readiness before marriage.,   The necessary data were gathered using Islamic sources (the Quran and traditions). The indices of readiness were obtained in seven spheres, including the following types of readiness: religious, cognitive, moral, emotional, social, economic, physical and sexual. In each of these lines, the indices of readiness were defined and the proper sub-components were explained. Finally, the experts evaluated the content validity of the findings, and the results showed that the indices of readiness for girls’ marriage enjoy desirable level of content validity

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  • Receive Date: 18 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 27 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 28 June 2024

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