RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL VARIABLES AND MARITAL STABILITY OF COUPLES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

ABDULLATEEF AMBALI; PROF HAPPINESS IHUOMA IGBO; PROF BEATRICE ONYIKER

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL VARIABLES AND MARITAL STABILITY OF COUPLES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

ABDULLATEEF AMBALI, PROF HAPPINESS IHUOMA IGBO, PROF BEATRICE ONYIKER

Abstract

This research ascertained the relationship between social variables and marital stability of couples in Cross River State, Nigeria. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational survey design was used and the researcher sampled 400 married persons out of the total population of 49,317 registered couples in the state. Two instruments were used for the study which include: self-developed questionnaire titled Cultural Variables Questionnaire (SCVQ) and an adapted version of Marital Stability Questionnaire (MSQ). The instruments were subjected to face and content validation. Point Biserial Correlation was used to test hypothesis one while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test hypotheses two and three. Finding from the hypothesis one showed that null hypothesis was retained therefore, there is no significant relationship between educational attainment and marital stability among couples in Cross Rivers State. Null Hypothesis two was rejected which showed that there is a significant positive relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital stability among couples in Cross River State. From hypothesis three, it was found that there was a significant positive relationship between spousal communication and marital stability among couples in Cross River State. It was concluded that educational attainment has no significant relationship with marital stability of couples in Cross River State and at the same time sexual satisfaction and spousal communication have significant relationship with marital stability of couples in Cross River State. It was recommended amongst other that married couples should not use their educational qualification to judge their partner’s commitment and not as a yardstick for marital stability.

Keywords

Social Variables; Marriage; Couples; Stability

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