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Marital Expectations Of Young Females
[A CASE STUDY OF OKE-ERO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA]
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Livingston and Kordinak (1990) researched marital role expectations to assess the long term effects of divorce on young adults (male and female) as a way to explain the intergenerational transmission of marital instability. The results showed a three-way interaction among gender, level of religiosity, and parental divorce status. It was found that males from non-intact homes who were more religious had more egalitarian marital role expectations. Livingston and Kordinak suggest that the role-model rationale be expanded to increase support for the connection between the role-model rationale and intergenerational transmission of marital instability.
Expectation to Cope with Marital Challenges by Young Female
According to Okorie (2009) conflict occurs in every marriage. What often distinguishes a happier marriage from a less happy marriage is how the conflict is resolved. Some couples never actually resolve conflict. Instead, the conflict just seems to go away with time; however, it is certainly somewhere under the surface breeding resentment and will usually come up again in the future. Some couples insist they have no conflicts. In this case, one person is usually giving in to the other and not complaining about it; however, the person giving in will usually have problems at some point, such as depression or anxiety (Okorie, 2009). In reviewing expectation on how young female cope with marital conflict Hollie (2005) claimed that the effects children experience as a result of divorce can range from increased coping skills on one end to psychosocial problems on the other end. Schwartz and Kaslow (1997) also pointed out that the effects of divorce on children do not always have to be negative. Some children make the transition from an intact to non-intact home with increased coping skills.
Despite the marital conflict and divorce that many young adults have experienced as children some study still demonstrate that, unmarried young adults tend to hold unrealistically idealized marital expectations (Hawkins, Carroll, Doherty, & Willoughby, 2004; Johnson, 2011; Segrin & Nabi, 2002). Examples of these unrealistic expectations include: marital satisfaction increasing with parenthood, possessing instinctive knowledge about the needs of one’s partner, the belief that high levels of sexual chemistry and romance will be maintained throughout the marriage, and being able to change your spouse by pointing out their undesirable qualities (Segrin & Nabi, 2002). Researchers contend that this disconnect between the unglamorous day-to-day work that it takes to maintain a “real-life†marriage and the “happily ever after†stereotype steadfastly clung to many college-aged young female, may be deleterious to the health and longevity of their future marriages (Jackl, 2003; Johnson, 2011). Many early childhood experts urge us not to let mass media off the hook for its role in promoting what they consider to be a distorted version of romantic relationships (Hall, 2006; Segrin & Nabi, 2002). They warn about the effects of the highly romanticized versions of marriage that are so commonly displayed in certain movie genres and popular TV series (Hall, 2006; Segrin & Nabi, 2002). These types of portrayals cultivate an idealized view of marriage via portrayals that include, ample physical and emotional intimacy, romance, happiness and physical attractiveness (Segrin & Nabi, 2002). The results of a recent study conducted by Segrin & Nabi (2002) support the link between exposure to “relationship-themed TV programming†and unrealistic expectations. They found that young adults who reported watching “relationship-themed†TV shows (i.e., soap operas, sitcoms) expressed greater intentions to marry, hold unrealistic marital expectations, and spend more time fantasizing about marriage than those who preferred to watch reality-genre programming.
Summary of Literature Reviewed
From the review marital expectations was defined as the beliefs an individual holds about what marriage shouldbe like. Furthermore, marital expectations were explained as preconceptions about what behaviors should or should not take place within the marriage. As a result of various definition regarding youth and young people the researcher was able to define young female as persons of the feminine gender aged between 15 and 24 years still regarding guidance and expert attention to ensure that the process of becoming adult is conducted correctly.
The review showcase that most individuals expect to get married however many factors influence the choice/intent to get married. These factors include age, ethnicity and religiosity among others. Also pointed out in the review was that one might expect that exposure to divorce in one’s family of origin might affect an individual’s desire to marry. Expectations of young female regarding marital role showed that some believed that egalitarian roles is not synonymous with the practice in a marriage. An unequal division of labor may be anticipated, though not desired, by young adults thinking of marital relationships. In terms of division of chores between heterosexual partners some study found that men with more liberal attitudes predicted expecting equal involvement in tasks; however, women allocated more household and child-rearing chores to themselves. The review also identified that not only does gender impact the expectations for role sharing in marriage, but it also impacts the decision to marry. Regarding challenges expected in marriage the review presented that some individual marital attitudes are altered depending on parental marital status and the level of family conflict in the home. Kozuch and Cooney found that children from divorced families who reported high conflict were more likely to believe it is acceptable to cohabitate before marriage than the participants whose parents were not divorced.
Notably from the review it was observed that some young female cope with marital conflict as it was claimed that the effects children experience as a result of divorce can range from increased coping skills on one end to psychosocial problems on the other end. This indicated that effects of divorce on children do not always have to be negative. Some children make the transition from an intact to non-intact home with increased coping skills
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study examined the marital expectation of young females in Oke Ero Local Government. The study focused on extent to which variables such as age, religion, family type and educational status influence marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. The research adopted survey research design method. The population of the study comprised of all the 18,612 young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. Proportional sampling technique was used to select 2% of 18,612 young female in Oke Ero L.G. ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX 1UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORININSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLOR EDUCATIONQUESTIONNAIRE ON MARITAL EXPECTATION OF YOUNG FEMALES This questionnaire is designed to elicit information on “marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero Local Government Areaâ€. You are requested to respond to the questions to the items honestly such responses are for academic purpose and will be strictly treated as confidential. Thank you for your usual cooperation.SECTION A : De ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREConcept of Marital Expectation Concept of Young F ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Scope of the Study This study focused on marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero Local Government. Hence, the study waslimited to young females in Oke Ero Local Government. Moderating variables of age, religion, family type and educational background were considered as they affect their marital expectations. Purposive sampling technique was used to select young female in Oke Ero local government while questionnaire was the instrument for obtaining information pertaining to marital ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Reliability of the Instrument Reliability refers to the consistency with which the instrument measures what it purports to measure (Kolawole, 2002). The reliability of this instrument was carried out using test re-test technique. The instrument was administered twice to young female in Offa local government for the pilot study outside the study area with interval of four weeks. The result of the first administration was compared with the result of the second administration using Pearson Pr ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Hypothesis Three:There is no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA based on family structure.Table 5 shows that, under 418 degree of freedom (df), the calculated t-value of 1.92 is less than the critical t-value of 1.96. Similarly, the corresponding p-value of 0.06 is greater than the significant p-value of 0.05. This indicates that there was no significant difference in respondents’ marital expectations based on family structure; hence, the hy ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]ConclusionThe findings of the study revealed that marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA involves having a lifelong relationship, getting married when they are adult, couple’s supporting family financially, being submissive to their spouses, that their marriage should be fulfilling and satisfying even when raising children and to earn income in order to improve their marital life. There was no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAddai, J. & Trovato, L. (1999). Self-directed, therapist directed, and assessment-based interventions for premarital couples. Family Relations, 56, 279-290.Addai, K. (1999); Personality and temperament correlates of marital satisfaction. Journal of Personality, 67, 93-125.Alexander, K. (2008). Epilogue: A strengths-based conceptual framework for understanding families world-wide. Marriage & Family Review, 41, 447.Amato, P. R. (2000). The consequences of divorce for adults and children. ... Continue reading---
