Impact of females' education on their marital adjustment

ABSTRACT

The present research was conducted to see the impact of females' education on their marital adjustment. A sample of 90 married females consisting of three groups [i] highly educated, [ii] educated and [iii] minimally educated females were selected [30 in each subgroup]. The age range of married females was 20-40 years. The sample was drawn from the different areas of Lahore city. A comprehensive Marital Adjustment Questionnaire was devised and administrated by the researchers which assessed the respondents' relationship with in-laws, financial adjustment, leisure-time being spend with the spouse, mutual understanding between spouses, marital satisfaction and satisfaction with their educational level. The results [t=5.86; df=58;*p<.05] indicate that the highly educated females [X=129] are more well adjusted in their marital lives as compared to the educated females [X=113]. The results further indicate [t=5.74; df=58;*p<.05] that educated females [X=113] are better than minimally educated females [X=96] in terms of their marital adjustment. The research findings further indicate a high positive relationship [r=.73] between the females' satisfaction with their educational level and marital adjustment. Thus, it may be argued that Pakistani non-working females' education would enhance their marital adjustment