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Psycho-social Factors Influencing Marital Instability Of Women
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Marriage is the institution in society in which a man and woman are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence to found and maintain a family. It is the building block ofhuman society, and when the foundation of society is weakened, considerable damage results. Therefore, the growth of any society depends largely on the ability of the family institution to perform its role effectively. Due to westernization, urbanization and civilization, marriage has suffered so many breakdowns which can be caused by so many factors such as socio-economic, cultural, legal, social, psycho-social amongst others. The breakdown of marriage among couples gave birth to the rise of marital instability. Marital instability occurs when two couples are no longer in agreement with each other which could result to either separation or divorce. Certain characteristics are therefore attributed to marital instability e.g. low level of communication between spouses, physical confrontation with wife etc.Women are often threatened with the ability to perform and relate effectively in marriage when their husband do not meet to their expectations of what they look forward to in their marital life. It is the things they hold on to, which guide and sustains them throughout their stay in marriage. The feelings and thoughts of the husband not being able to meet up to the wife's expectation therefore grow overtime and affects he social relationship between spouses. Research has shown that a regular occurrence of this would eventually lead to a break down in marriage. It is in this regard that studying the Psycho-social factors influencing marital instability becomes very important. This paper seeks to provide an insightinto how psycho-social factors such as spousal communication, spousal's attachment pattern, parental marriage and in-law's involvement affect marriages. The paper is anchoredon attachment theory as its main theory vis-a-vis social learning theory and social exchange theory. A study was carried out among ever married women in Ajah, Eti-osa, LGA, Lagos as the cross-sectional survey and non-survey method served as a method of data collection for valid conclusions. The findings of the study showed that psycho-social factors could affect marital instability. Furthermore, there was a relationship between women who had low level of communication with their husband and marital instability. The study also revealed that women's attachment pattern with their husband is not a key determinant to marital instability. It also revealed that women decision making are not necessarily affected by in-laws involvement in marriage. In addition, parental marital background has nothing to do with women when being confronted with marital issues. One of the recommendations proffered was, couple should engage in frequent communication even under unbearable circumstance because it eases off stress and tension.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Spousal Communication
as a social factor involves the communication pattern that goes between
a woman and her husband. Communication therefore can be seen as "the
imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by
speech, writing, or signs". It can also be referred to as the process
used by people to create and manage relationships. A marriage without
effective communication is likely to crumble. Communication is a life
wire of marriage relationship or any other mean ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Spousal Communication
as a social factor involves the communication pattern that goes between
a woman and her husband. Communication therefore can be seen as "the
imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by
speech, writing, or signs". It can also be referred to as the process
used by people to create and manage relationships. A marriage without
effective communication is likely to crumble. Communication is a life
wire of marriage relationship or any other mean ... Continue reading---
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