The effect of marriage age and marriage type on marital satisfaction and depression level in married woman

Objective: The aim of this study was to consider the relationship of marriage age and marriage type of married woman on depression and marital satisfaction, and the mediating role of depression on marital satisfaction. Method: A survey was applied to 250 married women living in the province of İstanbul who were under the age of 18 or over the age of 18. Participants were selected by random sampling method. "Sociodemographic Information Form" was used to learn demographic information, "Marital Life Scale" was used to measure marital satisfaction levels, and "Beck Depression Inventory" was used to measure depression levels. Results: According to the findings of this study, the level of marital satisfaction in married women is affected positively by the marriage age. There was no relationship between the marriage age and the depression level. The relationship between marriage type and marital satisfaction and depression level were found. A negative correlation was found between the level of marital satisfaction and the depression level. Conclusion: It has been determined that the marriage age has an effect on the level of marriage satisfaction and that the level of marriage satisfaction increases as the marriage age increases. It was found that marriage was effective on both depression and marital satisfaction. A significant relationship was found between the level of marriage satisfaction and depression level. It was concluded that the level of marriage satisfaction decreases as the depression level increases. However, as a result of the analyzes, it was found that the depression did not have a mediating role between the marriage age and marriage type and marital satisfaction.