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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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CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Preamble
This chapter discussed the method and procedure employed in carrying out this study. The method include the research design, population, sample and sampling procedure, instrumentation, validity of the instrument, reliability of the instrument, procedure for data administration and collection, procedure for scoring the instrument and method of data analysis.
Research Design
This study adopted survey research design because it involves gathering of data about the target population from a sample and generalizing the findings obtained from the analyzed sample to the entire population, and this survey data were obtained through questionnaire administration.
Population, Sample and Sampling Procedure
According to Ogunbiyi, (2013) population is any group of individuals who have one or more characteristics in common that are of interest to the researcher. The population of this study comprises of all the 18,612 young female in Oke Ero local government. Sampling is the process of selecting a unit (people, organization) from a population of interest so that by studying the sample, results can be fairly generalize back to the population from which they were chosen (William, 2009). Proportional sampling technique were used to select 2% of 18,612 young female in Oke Ero local government which is 378 young female. However to cater for attrition 420 young female in Oke Ero local government were sampled for the study.
The 420 respondents were selected randomly in Oke Ero local government so as to cut across young female from diverse age group, religious belief, family type and education status as required for the set out hypotheses.
Instrumentation
The research instrument adopted for this study is a questionnaire. Which was titled marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero local government. It was used for the study because it can cover a large number of respondents in a short time and also provide the relevant and useful result without much difficulty. The questionnaire was divided into two sections that is, sectionsA and B. Section A contains the personal data of the young female, such as age, religion, family type, ethnicity and education status. The demographic variables of the respondents were used to sort response of each group to questions presented in Section B which contains items designed to elicit information on marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero local government. The items were based on a 4-point Likert-Scale of Strongly Agreed, Agreed, Disagreed, and Strongly Disagreed.
Validity of the Instrument
According to Abiola (2007), validity is the extent to which an instrument or test measures what it purports to measure. The draft of the instrument were given to the supervisor for validation and six (6) experts in the Department of Counsellor Education at University of Ilorin, Ilorin. Their comments and suggestions in line with the supervisor’s recommendations were used to improve the face and content validity of the instrument.
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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 TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Physiological and Psychosocial Development of the Adolescent Female Adolescence occurs when the secondary sex characteristics appear and ends when somatic growth is completed and the individual is psychologically and physiologically mature and capable of contributing to society. The pubescent period for girls begins when growth spurts occur. During this stage growth is rapid. Their skeletal system often grows faster than their support muscles, which tends to cause clumsiness and poor poste ... 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---
