Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, cilt.11, sa.42, ss.5187-5207, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
The purpose of this study is to find out the opinions of couples in arranged marriage on marriage, problems
encountered in marriage, and how to resolve problems and conflicts in marriage. In this study, the phenomenological
approach – a qualitative research model – was adopted to define fully meanings attributed to the phenomenon
of marriage by couples in arranged marriage. The study was conducted with a total of twelve participants,
i.e. six couples in arranged marriage reached by six candidates that attended the family counseling certificate
program delivered by a public-funded university in the Eastern Turkey in 2017-2018 academic year. The research
data were records of interviews with couples analyzed through document analysis. Content analysis was
conducted for descriptive analysis of the data. The results suggest that couples’ evaluation of marriage fall under
three major themes. Furthermore, sub-themes were identified under each theme. It was also found out that the
participants’ opinions varied by gender. Considering the medical, psychological and social effects of marriage, it
is of particular importance to conduct multidimensional analyses of marriage for building a healthy society.