ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING ON MARITAL SATISFACTION AMONG YOUNG DUAL-CAREER COUPLES IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA- NIGERIA
- Project Research
- 1-5 Chapters
- Abstract : Available
- Table of Content: Available
- Reference Style: APA
- Recommended for : Student Researchers
- NGN 3000
ABSTRACT
The study assessed the Effect of Relationship Education Training on Marital Satisfaction among Young Dual-career Couples in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria. Six (6) objectives guided the study. Six (6) research questions are answered. Six (6) hypotheses are tested. The population of this study was three hundred and seventy (370) that is one hundred and eighty five (185) dual –career couples of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.Seventy four (74) respondents(thirty seven (37) couples) with low marital satisfaction were purposively selected from the population. The Study adopted a Quasi-experimental design involving pre-test post-test design. All the Seventy four respondents were exposed to five weeks Relationship Education Training. ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS; Fowlers & Olson, 1993) was adapted and modified to suit the objectives of the study. The instrument was named Marital Satisfaction Enrichment Questionnaire tagged ―MSEQ‖ which was used as an instrument for data collection. The instrument had reliability coefficients of 0.89 indicating high reliability. Mean and the standard deviation were used to answer all the six research questions. Paired sample t-test was used to test all null hypotheses 1-5 while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test hypothesis 6 at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that communication skill training had significant effect on marital satisfaction [t (73, 0.05) = 4.469, p = 0.001, p0.05], parenting skill training has no significant effect on couples‘ parenting [t(73, 0.05) = 2.365, p = 0.075, p>0.05]. The result further reveals that significant effect difference exists among the components xvii or indices of all the marital satisfaction [F (369, 4) = 52.77, p = 000 p<0.05] and that relationship education skills training had improved Young Dual-career couples‘ marital satisfaction. From the findings, it is recommended among others that Ahmadu Bello University authority should be encouraged to establish relationship training unit in the University Counselling Centre to train dual-career couples on skills that will enhance their marital relationship and satisfaction.
Related Project Materials
THE PROBLEMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
In the world over, education has become an essential commodity that determines...
AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IFELODUN GOVERNMENT AREA KWARA STATE
Background of the study
Science is a great enterprise which nations depend on, in-order to advance technologically. Scie...
EVALUATING THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICTS: SIERRA LEONE AND LIBERIA AS CASE STUDIES
ABSTRACT
International Humanitarian Law is applicable to Internal Armed conflict situations as provided by Article 3 Common to the Four G...
IMPACT OF MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
Abstract
It is widely believed that all is not well with the facilities and infrastructures in in Niger...
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Medical diagnosis, (often simply termed diagnosis) refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identifyi...
MORAL JUSTIFICATION OF THE STATE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF THE CITIZENS
ABSTRACT
In the history of political philosophy there have been different views as to what relationship should exists be...
EFFECT OF MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANT OF CAPITAL MARKET PERFORMANCES IN NIGERIA
Abstract
In the face of capital deficiency in financing long term development, the capital-deficient economies have...
CHALLENGES OF MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN NIGERIA
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
According to Bello (2008), public residential properties is more than a mere shelter; it includ...
ASSESSMENT ON THE UTILIZATION OF MOBILE PHONE AS A MEDIUM FOR LEARNING
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The globe is rapidly becoming a global village, and telecommunication is an ess...
Change Management and Organisational Performance in Nigerian Organisations- A Study of Selected Firms in Lagos State, Nigeria
Statement of the Problem
The fact that Organisations must change is no longer news. The real problem is that, in spite of the consciousne...
