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Psychosocial Factors As Predictors Of Marital Stability Among Married Women In Private Universities
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1.4 Research Questions
In order to achieve the stated objectives, the following research questions were raised:
i.
Will communication, age at marriage, in-laws’ interference and marital
suspicion in a combined form predict marital stability among married
women in private Universities?
ii. Will communication predict marital stability among married women in Private Universities?
iii.
Will age at marriage predict marital stability among married women in
Private Universities? iv. Will in-laws’ interference predict marital
stability among married women in Private Universities?
v. Will suspicion predict marital stability among married women in Private Universities?
1.5 Hypotheses
From
the itemized research questions raised above, the following hypotheses
were posited for testing with the minimum of 0.05 level of significance:
1.
Hypothesis one states that communication, age at marriage, in-laws’
interference and marital suspicion will not predict marital stability
among married women in Private Universities.
2. Hypothesis two
states that communication will not predict marital stability among
married women in Private Universities.
3. Hypothesis three
states that age at marriage will not predict marital stability among
married women in Private Universities.
4. Hypothesis four
states that in-laws’ interference will not predict marital stability
among married women in Private Universities.
5. Hypothesis five
states that marital suspicion will not predict marital stability among
married women in Private Universities.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This
study would be of benefit to couples, marriage/family counsellors,
social workers, business organisations and the nation at large in the
following ways: For couples, when the cause of marital instability is
known, the couple will be able to improve or manage the causal factor(s)
leading to instability in their home. For instance, if communication is
the major problem among couples, this study will provide measures on
how to communicate effectively thereby establishing a stabilized home
which will enhance the upbringing of proper children and it will better
the lot of the society. Marriage/family counsellors will benefit
immensely from the result of this study because it will help in
assisting their clients to solve various problems having known the
likely factors that predict marital stability in marriages, implying
that, the study will help counsellors to offer qualitative counsel to
couples and family members that come for counselling. Social workers are
part of helping professionals; this study will enable them (social
workers) to offer qualitative help to individuals, couples and family
members that come for assistance.
Stable marriages enhance the total
well-being of every member of such a marriage/family, therefore,
business organisations will benefit from this study because the employed
individuals from stabilized homes will contribute intelligently to the
growth of the organization. When such an individual is becoming less
productive; the organization may help her seek for professional
assistance of a counsellor. This, in turn, will again enhance effective
delivery of the employee. Every marriage/family is a unit in the
society/nation, and when there is peace and stability in marriages, the
nation at large will experience peace and growth in all spheres of life.
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms are defined as used in this study.
Marriage:
This is a legally recognized relationship, established by a civil or
religious ceremony, between two people (of opposite sex) who intend to
live together as sexual and domestic partners.
Family: people living
together, or a group of people living together and functioning as a
single household, usually consisting of parents and their children.
Marital Stability: This is a marital situation or condition that is steady and does not change.
Marital Instability: This is a state of marital disorderliness - a lack of steadiness or firmness.
Communication: It is a process of transmitting and receiving ideas, information and messages.
In-law’s interference: These are unnecessary distractions caused by relations by marriage.
Marital
Suspicion: It is a feeling that something is wrong; an unsubstantiated
belief about something, especially a belief that something wrong has
happened or that somebody may have committed a crime; or marital fear of
the unknown.
1.8 Scope of the study
There are six Private
Universities in Ogun state; Babcock University, The Bells University of
Technology, Covenant University, Crawford University, Crescent
University
and Redeemers’ University but this study was limited to women in both
Covenant University and Bells University of Technology to represent
women in Private Universities in Ogun State.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study examined the psychosocial factors as predictors of marital stability among married women in private universities in Ogun State. Two hundred (N=200) women were randomly selected using stratified random sampling technique. Family Assessment Device, a subscale of McMaster Family Functioning Scales and Psychosocial Factors of Marital Stability Questionnaire (PSFMSQ) were used to measure marital stability, communication, age at marriage, in-laws’ interference and marital suspicion. ... Continue reading---
