Abstract

Turkish Statistical Institute data has shown that the number of couples married in the year 2015 decreased by %0,1 while the number of couples divorced increased by %4,5 compared to previous year. This increase in divorce rates necessitates the definition of the concept of "harmony in marriage" which provides the continuation of the relationship.It appears to be of importance to examine certain questions such as if there is a correlation between the attachment styles of individuals and their marital adjustment,which style of attachment have a distinct tendency to result in individuals becoming spouses and which style of attachment provide higher marital adjustment. The concept of Internet addiction has also been recently considered as a factor affecting marital adjustment.Especially when one party involved in an online-relationship (cyber relationship)the marriages acquire new dimensions. A study on this field might contribute to the knowledge on this specific subject and also may serve as a source material for other studies and works that focus on determination of the problems that affect the marital adjustment or on solutions or on preventing and/or intervening possible problems that may arise in marriages.