Communication Styles as Correlates of Marital Stability among Married Couples in Sokoto Central Senatorial District: Implications for Counselling
*1Isah Aliyu, 2Murtala Muhammad Ibrahim and 3Ramatu Muhammad Arzika
1Department of Curriculum and Instructions, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Email: bbmuhseen@gmail.com
2Department of Educational Psychology, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Email: muhammadyyah88@gmail.com
3Department of Guidance and Counseling, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Email: @gmail.com
Abstract
This study is to find out the relationship among communication styles Assertive, Aggressive, Passive and Passive/aggressive styles of Communication- and marital stability among couples in Sokoto Central Senatorial District with a view to providing its implications for marital counselling. The research study was a correlation type and has a total population of 1,241,205 married individuals. Two sampling techniques (purposive and proportionate sampling to select three local government areas from senatorial zone, proportionate sampling was used in choosing the number of samples to be selected from each local government area and couples to be selected at the field was used.) This will give the researchers chance to meet up with a sample size of 334 as determined by research advisors (2006) table for determining sample size from a given population. An adapted questionnaire, Communication Styles and Marital stability Questionnaire (CSMSQ) was used and it has construct and content validity as ascertained by the experts in test and measurement, The reliability of 0.72 which was obtained through test, re-test method of estimating reliability with the help of researcher’s advisors. Four null hypotheses were formulated and was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Formula. This study examined the relationship among communication styles, marital stability and married couples in Sokoto Central Senatorial District. It discovered a large percentage of married couples in Sokoto State are adequately adjusted in their marital relationship. This led to the conclusion that marital stability has a lead role to play in all marital relationship; it needs to be refined among married couples in Sokoto Central Senatorial District and Nigeria at large with sole aim of having robust families. In other words, robust families in societies indicate existence of peace, security and success among couples in the study area and Nigeria at large. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were put forward for married couples, pre- married couples, marital counsellors, guidance counsellors, parents, religious leaders, entire state and the nation at large.
Keywords
Marital Stability, Married Couples, Assertive, Aggressive, Passive and Passive/aggressive styles of Communication
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