Item type |
Conference or Workshop Item |
Subjects |
300 Social sciences > 303 Social processes |
Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords |
Dissolution of marriage, Divorce, Survey |
Additional Information |
National Population and Family Development Board with Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science MARA University of Technology Kelantan and Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science MARA University of Technology Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. |
Abstract |
Nowadays, the number of divorce cases among Muslim couples is very worrisome whereby the total cases reported in 2013 increased by half of the total cases reported in the previous year. Thus, the objective of this study is to reveal the factors that contribute to the dissolution of marriage. A total of 181 cases and ten potential determinants were included in this study. The potential determinants considered were age at marriage of husband and wife, educational level of husband and wife, employment status of husband and wife, income of husband and wife, the number of children and the presence at a counseling session. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that four determinants, namely the income of husband and wife, number of children and the presence at a counselling session were significant in predicting the likelihood of divorce among Muslim couples. |