“Don’t Marry, Be Happy!” – How Single Women in Malaysia View Marriage

Azmawati, Azman Azwan; Hashim, Intan Hashimah Mohd; Endut, Noraida

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20151803001

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“…and how they deal with the thought of inadequacy and incompleteness as single women. I wish to emphasise here that the stories of these women cannot be generalised to all single women as many of them live singleness differently according to their own unique background and different social environment, as well as being at different points of their lives (Saili, 2012;Azmawati et al, 2015). In this regard I argue that singleness is a dynamic process in which singles define and re-define their identities.…”

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“What Is Wrong With Me?” – Single Women’s Reflections on Missing the Marriage Transition

Ibrahim

2016

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This paper is based on a research about the experiences of singlehood amongst Malay Muslim women in Malaysia. In this paper 'single' refers to never-married women past the normal marriageable age or better known as 'andartu' in the Malay language. The word 'andartu' has similar connotation as 'spinster' in the English language and it indicates failure or a mark of shame. Being a collective society, Malay women's identities are defined within familial roles -first as daughters and later as wives and mothers. As a member of the Malay society, women are expected to follow the societal norms of being married after certain age and having children of their own. This way of perceiving women's roles leave singles at a marginal position and they are deemed as inadequate or incomplete. In relating their experiences of singleness, some women are affected by these negative perceptions. This paper presents case studies of never married women over 30 years old, who asked 'what is wrong with me?'. The paper aims (1) to understand the concerns of these women who pose the question of 'what is wrong with me?' and (2) to examine how these women deal with their feelings of inadequacy. The findings suggest that single women's feelings of inadequacy are related to three major factors which are (1) inability to form a relationship that ends in marriage, (2) not having children of their own, and (3) having lower social status as compared to married women. However these women have their ways of dealing with their feelings of inadequacy by having close relationships with friends and family members, not giving up hope on marriage, committed towards self-improvement, and developing their identities as professional career women.

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“What Is Wrong With Me?” – Single Women’s Reflections on Missing the Marriage Transition

Ibrahim

2016

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“…Higher industrial participation among women is the common reason explaining the raise of singles in Malaysia and Indonesia (Azmawati, Hashim, & Endut, 2015; Endut et al, 2015; Situmorang, 2007). In Malaysia, women’s labor force participation has increased from 45.8% in 2006 to 47.9% in 2012 (Ministry of Women Family and Community Development & United Nations Development Programme Project, 2014).…”

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“…They admit that the main reason for remaining single is that they have yet to meet a suitable partner (Endut et al, 2015; Situmorang, 2007). While only a small minority of them are single due to personal choice (Endut et al, 2015; Himawan, 2018), most of them hope to get married in the future and still have a favorable attitude toward marriage (Azmawati et al, 2015; Peng, 2007; Situmorang, 2007).…”

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The Asian Single Profiles: Discovering Many Faces of Never Married Adults in Asia

Himawan

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Edirippulige

2018

Journal of Family Issues

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There is a growing number of single people in the population in Asia, with a higher tendency for single people to be found in the East and Southeast Asia regions. Nevertheless, limited studies are available on the sociopsychological aspects of Asian singles. In fact, societies in many Asian countries have a variety of responses and attitudes toward singles. The overarching purpose of this literature review is, thus, to present many profiles of singles in Asia, although societal acceptance toward singles in each country varies. This study also explores several government policies and social acts that have been implemented to control the rising number of singles, and reviews their effectiveness. Directions for future studies are discussed at the end of this study.

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“…The detrimental effect of the changing marital pattern spur many researchers to study the attitudes towards marriage across various populations, including adolescents (Martin, Specter, Martin, & Martin, 2003), young adults (Goslin, 2014), undergraduates (Wang, 2009), single women (Azmawati, Hashim, & Endut, 2015), and married individuals (Amato & Rogers, 1999). Despite the substantial amount of research on this issue, few research have examined the attitudes towards marriage among adolescents from divorced families (Hewitt, Skrbis, & Western, 2007).…”

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General Attitudes Towards Marriage Scale: Psychometric Properties in Malaysian Adolescents of Divorced Families

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Attitudes towards marriage in adolescence may influence the relationship quality in later years. There exist many measures of attitudes towards marriage which were validated among adolescents from two-parent family in the Western context. There is a need to validate measure of attitudes towards marriage in different countries. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Malay version of General Attitudes towards Marriage Scale (GAMS) in a sample of 480 adolescents from divorced families in Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factor structure of GAMS, which explained for 60% of the variance. Additionally, the two-factor structure of GAMS demonstrated good fit to data in the confirmatory factor analysis (TLI=.941, CFI=.958, RMSEA=.087, and χ 2 / df = 4.615). Overall, the GAMS exhibited good internal consistency (α = .901), which supports the reliability of the instrument. The significant relationships between GAMS and other constructs also provided evidences to the convergent validity (r = .761, p < .001 with intent to marry, r = -.170, p < .001 with overt inter-parental conflict, and r = .523, p < .001 with mother-adolescent relationship).Significant gender difference was found in the report of GAMS (t=-2.265, p<.05). Thus, the translated GAMS is a reliable, valid, and practical instrument to measure attitudes towards marriage among Malaysian adolescents in divorced family setting.

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“Don’t Marry, Be Happy!” – How Single Women in Malaysia View Marriage

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

“What Is Wrong With Me?” – Single Women’s Reflections on Missing the Marriage Transition

“What Is Wrong With Me?” – Single Women’s Reflections on Missing the Marriage Transition

The Asian Single Profiles: Discovering Many Faces of Never Married Adults in Asia

General Attitudes Towards Marriage Scale: Psychometric Properties in Malaysian Adolescents of Divorced Families

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