A comparison of attitude toward marriage, attitude toward divorce and peer attachment of male high school students in divorced and intact families

The purpose of the present study is to compare attitude toward marriage، attitude toward divorce and peer attachment of male high school students in divorced and intact families in Ahwaz. The population of this study consisted of male students of divorced and intact families in Ahwaz. The sample consisted of 240 male high school students، who were selected by multi-phase sampling. The instruments used in this study were the Marital Attitude Scale (MAS)، Attitudes toward Divorce scale (ADS)، and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA). The results of data analysis showed that the boys، in intact families had a more positive attitude toward marriage and more negative attitudes toward divorce than those in divorced families. The results also revealed a significant difference between peer attachment of the divorced and non-divorced families.