The Effective Factors in Determining the Ideal Age for Marriage and the Number of Children Female Students desire to bear from An-Najah National University Female Students’ Point Of View

Authors

  • د. حسين أحمد

Keywords:

Ideal Age, marriage, children, desire, bearing, female students, An-Najah National University.

Abstract

This study aims at investigating An-Najah National University female students� point of view about the ideal age of marriage as well as their future children bearing the y desire to have from the wiepoint of behavior. Based on the fact that these female students came from diverse economic and social backgrounds, their category will be the most educated among future mothers.

The average ideal age considered by the female students is 22.1 year. This number varied according to demographic, economic and social variables of the female student and her parents. However, regarding their stand about some other issues related to marriage, no real differences were detected.

The average desired number of children students want to have is 4.3 children. This number varied according to demographic, economic and social variables of the student and her parents. The number of children a student had in her family had a direct effect on the number of choice of the students� future children. It was also found that most female students would rather have male not female children.

Published

2017-06-20

How to Cite

أحمد د. ح. (2017). The Effective Factors in Determining the Ideal Age for Marriage and the Number of Children Female Students desire to bear from An-Najah National University Female Students’ Point Of View. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, (15). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/970

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