Development Characteristics of College Student View on Marriage and Love

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of Views on Love and Marriage in undergraduates, and analyze its influence factors. Methods: Five hundred and five undergraduates who were collected from 7 universities in Guangdong by stratified random sampling method were investigated with Questionnaire of Undergraduates' View on Marriage and Love (CMLCQ) and a self-made general information questionnaire for undergraduates. Result: (1) The total score of CMLCQ and the scores on the factors of erotic choice and marital tendency were better than the average, the scores of the other five factors were in medium level. (2) The girls got significantly higher scores than the boys on the total score and the following four factors of CMLCQ: erotic choice, marital independence, love motivation and marital values (t=2.408 similar to 6.307, P<0.05) . (3) The non-onlychildren got significantly higher scores than the only-children on the total score and the following four factors of CMLCQ: erotic choice, view of marital role, marital tendency and marital loyalty (t=-2.403 similar to-4.160, P<0.05). (4) There were significant differences on the total score and the following 3 factors : erotic choice, marital tendency and marital loyalty in the students with different family economical status. The rich students got lower scores than the students from ordinary or poor families on the total score and the scores of erotic choice and marital loyalty. While the poor students got significantly lower score than those from ordinary or rich families on the factor of marital tendency. (5) The urban students got significantly lower scores than the rural students on the total score and the scores of the following 3 factors : view of marital role, marital tendency and marital loyalty. (6)There was nearly significant difference among the undergraduates with different parental marital relation on the factor of view of marital role. (7) There was nearly significant major differences on the total score and the score of the factor of marital value. Conclusion: The development of each factor of View on Marriage and Love (CMLCQ) is disparate. Undergraduates' marriage concept coexists between modernity and tradition.