Abstract
The Relationship Between Marriage Adaptation, Child Breeding Attitude and Family Functionality
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between marital adjustment, child
rearing attitude and family functioning of individuals with married and children. For this
purpose, the model examining the causal relationship between variables was tested. The
study group consists of 659 individuals with married and children (female n = 391; male n
= 268) selected by a convenience sampling method. Research data were collected through
Marital Adjustment Test (MAT), Family Assessment Device (FAD) and Parent Attitude
Research Instrument (PARI). The analysis of the data was done using IBM SPSS 23 and
AMOS 24 programs. In the analysis of data, correlational relationships between variables
were calculated by Pearson correlation analysis. The causal relationship between the
variables and the strength of the model that reveals the direction of this relationship was
tested using the structural equation model path analysis. According to the results of the
study, it is determined that there is a significantly negative relationship between child
rearing attitude and family functioning; a significantly positive relationship between
family functioning and marital adjustment. At the same time, child rearing attitude has a
significant impact on family functioning and family functioning on marital adjustment.
Keywords
Marital Adjustment, Family Functioning, Child Rearing Attitude, Structural Equation Model, Marital C
