The Propensity of Marital Adjustment Level and their Potential Impact on Quality of Life among Muslim Women of Northern India

Abstract

The adjustment of married mates is unlike any other human relationship it many condition of friendship groups, work groups, or religious group but the husband and wife relationship differs. A study has focused on marital adjustment level of the Sunni Muslim women belonged from Kareli, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh through directly examined different factors especially in distinct five Marriage patterns including newly married couple, Long duration couple, Divorcee & first marriage and Divorcee & divorce marriage; and also consider pre-marital person in order to find out the perception towards marital life. The divorce rate in India is increasing. Therefore it is important to identify problems in marital adjustments. This study aims to find probable reasons for divorce, whereas parental support and having children were protective factors for good adjustment. Woman mainly considered in study is between 15 to 65 years of age. To analyze the marital adjustment of the Muslim women with respect to certain selected socio-demographic variables; studies have shown that effective communication, social-support have an impact on marital adjustment among married couples.

Keywords: Marital Adjustment, Sunni Muslim women, Divorce, Allahabad