The influence of overseas backpacking honeymoons on newlyweds’ marital adjustment

[[abstract]]Honeymoons have become an indispensable travel activity for newlyweds. The study aimed to explore the phenomenon and significance of newlyweds’ marital adjustment during an overseas backpacking honeymoon. The study method adopted in this research centers on qualitative research in which in depth interviews were conducted with six newlywed couples who had an overseas backpacking honeymoon experience. The findings indicated that the specific characteristics of an overseas backpacking honeymoon, that is, independence, privacy, impression, risk and conflict that may cause adjustment problems such as communication, living habits, emotions and thoughts during the honeymoon. Also, newlyweds resolved conflicts by means of “expression”, “understanding and tolerance”, “silence” and “compromise”. In this way, newlyweds may increase endurance, understand their mates better, go through thick and thin together, and improve relationships. The findings also revealed that overseas backpacking honeymoons offer a special situation for newlyweds’ marital adjustment. Newlyweds who can resolve conflicts in the above-mentioned ways may accelerate marital adjustment and achieve the goals of “understanding mates deeply”, “changing attitudes and behavior”, “strengthening faith” and “activating marriage”.Key Words: newlywed, backpacking honeymoon, marital adjustmen