The predict of the tendency to marry based on personality traits and homesickness

Introduction: the aim of the present research was to investigate the relationship of the personality traits and feeling nostalgia with tendency to marry in the students of Ilam University. Method: the statistical universe of the present research included all of the single students who were studying in Ilam University in academic year of 2013-14. In order to perform the research 351 students were selected through stratified random sampling. These students received the Inventory of Personality Traits, Feeling Nostalgia and Tendency to Marry (NEO-FFI). The collected data for the research was analyzed by SPSS software Findings: the results showed that there was a negative relationship between feeling nostalgia and tendency to marry while there was a there was a positive relationship between the personality traits of extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and quality of life with tendency to marry. Moreover, the results of regression analysis revealed that the personality traits neuroticism and openness to experience best predict the tendency toward marriage in the students. Conclusion: the results of this research show the importance of personality traits and feeling nostalgia for the students' level of tendency toward marriage, that is, personality traits and feeling nostalgia can significantly predict the tendency toward marriage among single students

Keywords:

personality traits , feeling nostalgia , tendency toward marriage , students