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PSYCHOLOGICAL MATURITY MORE IMPORTANT FOR MARRYING COUPLES - SPECIALIST
tert.am
16.07.12
Psychological maturity matters more for marriage than a person's
real age, Anna Badalyan, a psychologist, told reporters on Monday,
commenting on the Armenian Government's recent decision to raise
women's marital age.
"Sometimes a person aged 40 has the mentality and perceptions of an
18-year-old. And also, there are 18-year-olds who are quite developed
and mature personalities. A person's right development is largely
affected by the family and the parents' role in his or her life. The
society too has a big influence," she said, adding that a preferable
age for marriage is 24-25 from the point of view of psychology.
The cabinet approved on Friday a legal proposal to raise the women's
marital age to 18. So far, the Family Code allowed women to conclude
marriage upon turning 17. The draft is pending consideration by the
National Assembly.
Hailing the move, Lilit Kujulyan, a gynaecologist also attending the
news conference, said a said the decision is justified as a girl is
not fully mature at the age of 17.
"The pelvic bone in girls develops at age 18, sometimes even at 20. So
marriage and pregnancy in this period is dangerous for a woman. The
reproductive health age, according to the World Health Organization,
is 25-30. The best age for childbirth is between 20 and 25," the
doctor said, recommending girls marrying at 18 to give birth after
they are 20.
She also agreed with Badalyan that a couple's psychological maturity
is very important.
Asked whether the legislative amendment raising women's marital age
by just one year really mattera, Kujulyan said a person is considered
adult from age 18.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
16.07.12
Psychological maturity matters more for marriage than a person's
real age, Anna Badalyan, a psychologist, told reporters on Monday,
commenting on the Armenian Government's recent decision to raise
women's marital age.
"Sometimes a person aged 40 has the mentality and perceptions of an
18-year-old. And also, there are 18-year-olds who are quite developed
and mature personalities. A person's right development is largely
affected by the family and the parents' role in his or her life. The
society too has a big influence," she said, adding that a preferable
age for marriage is 24-25 from the point of view of psychology.
The cabinet approved on Friday a legal proposal to raise the women's
marital age to 18. So far, the Family Code allowed women to conclude
marriage upon turning 17. The draft is pending consideration by the
National Assembly.
Hailing the move, Lilit Kujulyan, a gynaecologist also attending the
news conference, said a said the decision is justified as a girl is
not fully mature at the age of 17.
"The pelvic bone in girls develops at age 18, sometimes even at 20. So
marriage and pregnancy in this period is dangerous for a woman. The
reproductive health age, according to the World Health Organization,
is 25-30. The best age for childbirth is between 20 and 25," the
doctor said, recommending girls marrying at 18 to give birth after
they are 20.
She also agreed with Badalyan that a couple's psychological maturity
is very important.
Asked whether the legislative amendment raising women's marital age
by just one year really mattera, Kujulyan said a person is considered
adult from age 18.
From: A. Papazian