The Investigation of Biological and Psychological of Marriage Criteria from the View Points of Iranian University Students with that of their Parents

This research is a descriptive – comparative study, which is performed in order to determine and compare the marriage criteria of students and their parents’ attitude in Islamic Azad University in 2009. The research society consisted of all single students who were education in university and their parents living in Tuyserkan. The total societies of 283 students along with 566 of parents were studied by census study method. The instrument of gathering date in this research was a self-made questionnaire which is arranged in two parts: First part was as demographic specification and another part were 46 questions about the marriage criteria that are accomplished after research department determines the validity and reliability of questionnaire (%99) scientifically. The result revealed that there is a meaningful statistical difference between students (girls and boys) about the marriage criteria. (p<0.05) the male students considered the biological criteria very important. Otherwise the social and psychological marriage criteria are very important for female students and for the parents (mothers & fathers) attitude, There is not a meaningful statistical difference. But, there are a meaningful statistical differences between the parents and students (p<0.05) the students considered the biological criteria very important whereas the social and psychological marriage criteria are very important for the parents (mothers & fathers) attitude. Whit due attention to the results of this research indication that there was a different approach among the students (girls, boys) and their parents, so we propose the health and educational authority could increase the knowledge level of young people and the families about the marriage criteria and we could familiarize the young persons with authentic and basic marriage criteria by changing the negative and strengthening positive attitude.