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Psycho-social Factors Influencing Marital Instability
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1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1) Does the level of spousal communication influences marital instability?
2) Is parental marital instability a predominant factor that influences marital instability?
3) Which spousal's attachment pattern is more liable to influence marital instability?
4) Does the rate of in-law's involvement in marriage behavioural change in women?
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
This
study will be carried out to determine the psychosocial factors that
influence maritalinstability with the specific objectives stated below;
1. To examine whether the level of spousal's communication would influence marital instability.
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To know whether parental marital instability of women contributes to
their decision making which may result to marital instability.
3. To know what kind of spousal attachment patterns in marriage influences marital instability.
4.
To examine if the rate of in-law's involvement in marriage influences
women's behaviour which may result to marital instability.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study is focusing mainly on four psychosocial factors influencing
married women before the occurrence of marital instability. These four
factors are; attachment patterns, spousal communication, parental
marital background, and in-law's involvement and how it influences
marital instability are adequately examined.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
It
is becoming a regular occurrence in the society today to see marriages
coming to an abrupt end. Therefore, this study seeks to help an
individual in understanding the various psychosocial factors affecting
marital instability, which could eventually lead to dissolution or
disintegration among couples. This project therefore aims at unveiling
the psychosocial factors which poses a threat to marital instability and
the society at large. This study will therefore be of great importance
to different social welfare institutions, families, women, because
conclusion gotten from this research, could serve as a road map to
whatever goals that are been developed by these organization. Another
great importance is that, social workers can be of great help in marital
counseling agencies or institutions by counseling and cautioning women
or both parties on the signs and symbols that are likely to cause
marital instability.
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