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The Influence Of Communication On Marital Stability Among Couples
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1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS
EMOTIONAL
DISTANCE: Emotionally distant behaviour refers to behaviour that is
“cool, aloof, unresponsive, uncommunicative, and unwilling to be
vulnerable†that occurs between people that are supposed to be
emotionally intimate, in this case, a married couple.
MARITAL
BREAKDOWN: This refers to the common process whereby a marriage
interpersonal relationship between man and woman erodes, such that they
cannot ordinarily restore their relationship.
¬SPOUSE BATTERING:
Spouse battering is a kind of domestic violence. In using violence or
the threat of violence, physical or psychological harm is inflicted with
the effect of establishing control by one individual over another. It
covers incidents of physical attack, when it may take the form of
physical and sexual violations, such as slapping, pushing, pinching,
spitting, kicking, hitting, punching, choking, burning, clubbing,
stabbing, throwing boiling water or acid and setting on fire as well as
spouse being forced to be involved in sex or undesirable sexual acts. It
also includes psychological abuse, which can consist of repeated verbal
abuse, harassment, confinement and deprivation of physical, financial,
personal resources and social activities, etc.
¬SEXUAL ABUSE: This is
the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another.
It could also be defined as unwanted sexual activity forced by a person
on another person, either by coercion or threats.
¬PARENTAL CONTROL:
This refers to the ability of a parent to exercise authoritative or
dominating influence over; direct the affairs of his or her child(ren).
¬INCEST:
Incest is sexual intercourse between family members and close
relatives. The term may apply to sexual intercourse between people in a
blood relationship. Incest could also refer to people who are related by
adoption, stepfamilies.
¬POWER TUSSLE: This refers to a tough
struggle between married partners to show who has the most power or
effect over the other. It could be in form of fierce competition between
the couple to show that one cannot do without the stronger one, to show
power.
¬ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE: This refers to the ability of someone, a
group or an organisation to be self-sufficient, rely only on oneself
economically. In this case, it refers to the ability of one mate to be
self-sufficient, not relying on the other for economic gain or
protection.
¬SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Substance abuse can simply be defined
as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes.
Medline's medical encyclopaedia defines drug abuse as "the use of
illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for
purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner
or in quantities other than directed (by a physician).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the influence of communication on marital stability among couples in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos Metropolis. In this study, some relevant and extensive literatures were review under relevant sub-headings. The descriptive research survey was used to assess the respondents; opinions using the questionnaire and the sampling technique. In this study, 100 (one hundred) respondents were selected and used as samples to represent the population of the study.A total of thre ... Continue reading---
