Determinant Factors for Couple Communication and Marital Stability among Adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Muna Suleyiman

Determinant Factors for Couple Communication and Marital Stability among Adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Muna Suleyiman * §

Contact

§ Ambo University

Determinant Factors for Couple Communication and Marital Stability among Adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Article Fingerprint

ReserarchID

0440K

Determinant Factors for Couple Communication and Marital Stability among Adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia Banner

Key Research Insights

Synthesized scholarly intelligence & interactive research assistant

This converted HTML version may contain rendering inconsistencies. Please refer to the PDF for the authoritative version, or click here to provide feedback.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess the determinant factors of couple communication and marital stability among adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Community-based crosssectional survey research design was used. Proportionately stratified sampling along with simple random sampling technique was employed to recruit 390 respondents from 8 kebeles in Assela Town. Apart from the interview, Marital Communication Questionnaire (MCQ) and Marital Stability Questionnaire (MSQ) was employed to measure the status of marital communication and marital stability respectively. Descriptive statistics (percentage, mean and standard deviation), independent sample t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Findings indicated that the independent sample ttest result shows that sex of respondents had statistically significant mean difference in marital communication (t (388) = 6.868, p < 0.05) and marital stability (t (388) = 3.966, p < 0.05) respectively. In this study, ANOVA result revealed that educational status (F (3,386) = 357.877, p < 0.05), length of stay in marriage (F (3,386) = 62.437, p

References

79 Cites in Article

Reference Format

1. S Adesanya (2002). Correlates of Marital Stability in South West Nigeria. Correlates of Marital Stability in South West Nigeria
2. Isiaka Abdulaziz,Abdulrasaq Balogun,Alexander Iyekolo (1991). Causes and Management Strategies of Violent Activities in Tertiary Education Institutions in North-Central Nigeria. The New Educational Review, 54(4), 122-134.
3. W Allen,D Olson (2001). Five Types of African American Marriages. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 27(3), 301-314.
4. Paul Amato,David Johnson,Alan Booth,Stacy Rogers (2003). Continuity and Change in Marital Quality Between 1980 and 2000. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65(1), 1-22.
5. Angel (2008). Mastering Your Skills for the Viva Part of Orthopaedic Exams. Mastering Your Skills for the Viva Part of Orthopaedic Exams
6. E Anyakoha,M James (2004). Conflict Resolution Pratices of Couples within families in Borno State of Nigeria. JHER, 5, 27-30.
7. O Awe (1996). The validity and reliability of martial adjustment scale. The validity and reliability of martial adjustment scale
8. Millard Bienvenu,Sr (1971). An Interpersonal Communication Inventory. Journal of Communication, 21(4), 381-388.
9. R Blood,D Wolfe (1960). Husband and wives. Husband and wives
10. G Bodenmann (2000). Stress und Coping bei Paaren. Stressand coping in couples
11. A Booth,D Johnson,N Edwards (1983). Measuring marital instability. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 45, 387-394.
12. J Bossard,E Boll (1955). Marital happiness in the life cycle. Marriage and Family Living, 17, 10-14.
13. Brant Burleson,Wayne Denton (1997). The Relationship between Communication Skill and Marital Satisfaction: Some Moderating Effects. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(4), 884.
14. (1982). Timing NS Marital stability: A Research note. Social Forces, 61, 258-267.
15. L Carstensen,J Gottman,R Levenson (1995). Emotional behavior in longterm. Emotional behavior in longterm
16. Laura Carstensen,Jeremy Graff,Robert Levenson,John Gottman (1996). Affect in Intimate Relationships. Handbook of Emotion, Adult Development, and Aging, 227-247.
17. A Cherlin (1979). Divorce and Separation: Context, Causes, and Consequences. Edited by George Levinger and Oliver C. Moles. New York: Basic Books, 1979. $15.00. Social Work
18. Andrew Christensen,Kathleen Eldridge,Adriana Catta‐preta,Veronica Lim,Rossella Santagata (2006). Cross‐Cultural Consistency of the Demand/Withdraw Interaction Pattern in Couples. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(4), 1029-1044.
19. James Coyne,Michael Rohrbaugh,Varda Shoham,John Sonnega,John Nicklas,James Cranford (2001). Prognostic importance of marital quality for survival of congestive heart failure. The American Journal of Cardiology, 88(5), 526-529.
20. Dr. Dada,S Bada,Dr. Sanni (2006). Role of Spouses In Marital Stability As Perceived By Educated Couples In Kwara State,Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 21(09), 05-11.
21. M Degenova,F Rice (2002). Render, H. W. Nurse-patient relationships in psychiatry. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1947, pp. 346. $3.00. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 3(3), 306-306.
22. M Delkhamoush (2009). Predigt 18: Sonntag Septuagésima (Mt 20,1-16). Die Hessischen Reimpredigten, 5, 223-230.
23. Ed Diener,Carol Gohm,Eunkook Suh,Shigehiro Oishi (2000). Similarity of the Relations between Marital Status and Subjective Well-Being Across Cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31(4), 419-436.
24. E Diener,E Suh,R Lucas,H Smith (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 276-302.
25. W Edward (2001). Modern Japan through its weddings. Modern Japan through its weddings
26. Daasi Gibson (2006). Effect of Coronavirus on Economic Development: Evidence from Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. AKSU Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 110-132.
27. Lisa Hamilton,Amanda Julian (2007). The Relationship Between Daily Hassles and Sexual Function in Men and Women. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 40(5), 379-395.
28. M Esere,L Yahaya,M Esere,J Ogunsanmi,A Oniye (2008). Influence of Spousal Communication on Marital Stability: Implication for Conducive Home Environment. Edo Journal of Counselling, 4(1), 29.
29. M Esere,A Idowu,M I ; Esere (1984). An interactional approach to standardized marital assessment: A literature review. An Experimental Study of Communication Skills Training and Cognitive Fowers
30. B Fowers,D Olson (1993). ENRICH marital satisfaction scale: A reliability and validity study. Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 176-185.
31. Edrita Fried,Karl Stern (1948). The situation of the aged within the family. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 18(1), 31-54.
32. R Gilford (1986). Marriages in later life. Generations, 16-20.
33. Paula Goodwin,Brittany Mcgill,Anjani Chandra (2010). Who marries and when? Age at first marriage in the United States: 2002. Marriage and cohabitation
34. J Gottman (1994). What predicts divorce? The relationship between marital processes and marital outcomes. What predicts divorce? The relationship between marital processes and marital outcomes
35. John Gottman,Lowell Krokoff (1989). Marital interaction and satisfaction: A longitudinal view. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57(1), 47-52.
36. E Carlson,K Stinson,Motherhood,J Marriage -36. Gottman,R Levenson (1992). Marital processes predictive of later dissolution: Behavior, physiology, and health. Journal of Personality and Social
37. B Gove (1986). Webster's third New International Dictionary of The English Language Unabridged. Webster's third New International Dictionary of The English Language Unabridged
38. U Marrian-Webster Inc (2009). Webster, Evelyn Ann, (born 12 May 1969), Executive Vice President, Time Inc., since 2011. Webster, Evelyn Ann, (born 12 May 1969), Executive Vice President, Time Inc., since 2011
39. B Guo,J Huang (1968). Marital and sexual satisfaction in Chinese families: Exploring the Moderating Effects. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 31(1), 21-29.
40. Zeynep Hamamci (2005). DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BELIEFS IN MARITAL CONFLICT. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 23(3), 245-261.
41. Tim Heaton (2002). Factors Contributing to Increasing Marital Stability in the United States. Journal of Family Issues, 23(3), 392-409.
42. T Holman,G Brock (1986). Implications for therapy in the study of communication and marital quality. Family Perspective, 20, 85-94.
43. P Holmes (2002). Family Communication "Overcoming Obstacles. Family Communication "Overcoming Obstacles
44. A Holmstrom (2009). Sex and gender similarities and differences in communication values in samesex and cross-sex friendships. Communication Quarterly, 57(2), 224-238.
45. S Hybels,H Weaver (2001). Communicate effectively. Communicate effectively
46. H Imhonde,O Aluede,N If Unnayachukwu (2008). Effective communication, educational qualification and Age as determinants of marital satisfaction among newly wedded couples in Nigerian University. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5(5), 433-437.
47. J Janssen,A Poortman,P De Graf,M Kalmijn (1998). The instability of marital and cohabitating relationships in Netherlands. Mensen Maatschappij, 73, 4-26.
48. D Johnson,A Booth (1990). Rural economic decline and marital quality: A panel of farm marriage. Family Relations, 39, 159-165.
49. Orathinkal Jose,Vansteenwegen Alfons (2007). Do Demographics Affect Marital Satisfaction?. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 33(1), 73-85.
50. Matthijs Kalmijn (1999). Father Involvement in Childrearing and the Perceived Stability of Marriage. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61(2), 409.
51. B Karney,T Bradbury (1995). The longitudinal course of marital quality and Kulu H. Marriage duration and divorce:the seven-year itch or a lifelong itch?. Demography, 51(3), 881-893.
52. Thomas Ledermann,Guy Bodenmann,Myriam Rudaz,Thomas Bradbury (2010). Stress, Communication, and Marital Quality in Couples. Family Relations, 59(2), 195-206.
53. G Lenthal (2009). Marital Satisfaction and Marital Stability*. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 3(4), 25-32.
54. Robert Levenson,Laura Carstensen,John Gottman (1993). Long-term marriage: Age, gender, and satisfaction. Psychology and Aging, 8(2), 301-313.
55. R Levenson,L Carstensen,J Gottman (1994). The influence of age and gender on affect, physiology, and their interrelations: A study of long-term marriages. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 56-68.
56. R Lewis,G Spanier (1979). Contemporary Theories About the Family. Vol. I, Research-Based Theories. Edited by Wesley R. Burr, Reuben Hill, F. Ian Nye, and Ira L. Reiss. New York: Free Press, 1979. 668 pp. $29.95. Social Work, 1, 268-294.
57. A Lipman (1961). Role Conceptions and Morale of Couples in Retirement. Journal of Gerontology, 16(3), 267-271.
58. Lewis Spanier,Cole (1975). Unknown Title. Marriage. Psychology and Aging, 10, 140-149.
59. S Metts,W Cupach (1986). Accounts of relational dissolution: A comparison of marital and non-marital relationship. communication Monographs, 53, 311-334.
60. J Montana,B Charnov (2008). Management.
61. R Ogidan (1991). Marital Adjustment Problem of Educated Employed and Unemployed Olson. Marriage and the family: Diversity and strengths, 66-97.
62. Susan Orden,Norman Bradburn (1968). Dimensions of Marriage Happiness. American Journal of Sociology, 73(6), 715-731.
63. T Reyhani,M Ajam (2003). The survey of divorce causes of Gonabad city in 1381. Ofogh-e-danesh, 8(2), 96-100.
64. T Robles,R Slatcher,J Trombello,M Mcginn (2014). Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 140-187.
65. Boyd Rollins,Harold Feldman (1970). Marital Satisfaction over the Family Life Cycle. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 32(1), 20.
66. Sanai Zaker,M Alaghband,S Falahati,S Hooman,A (2007). Measures of family and marriage. Measures of family and marriage
67. J Santrock (2006). Levin, David Saul, (born 28 Jan. 1962), Chief Executive, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, since 2014. Levin, David Saul, (born 28 Jan. 1962), Chief Executive, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, since 2014, 86.
68. M Schmitt,M Kliegel,A Shapiro (2007). Marital interaction in middle and old age: A predictor of marital satisfaction. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 65(4), 283-300.
69. M Schwarts,B Scott (1994). Marriage and Families: Diversity and change. Marriage and Families: Diversity and change, 260.
70. G Spanier,R Lewis,C Cole (1975). Marital adjustment over the family life cycle: the issue of curvilinearity. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 21, 3-34.
71. N Stinnett,L Carter,1 Montgomery (1972). Older persons' perceptions of their marriages. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 32, 428-434.
72. Nick Stinnett,Janet Collins,James Montgomery (1970). Marital Need Satisfaction of Older Husbands and Wives. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 32(3), 428.
73. Elizabeth Thune,Ronald Manderscheid,Sam Silbergeld (1980). Status or Sex Roles as Determinants of Interaction Patterns in Small, Mixed-Sex Groups. The Journal of Social Psychology, 112(1), 51-65.
74. Dana Tilson,Ulla Larsen (2000). DIVORCE IN ETHIOPIA: THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE AND CHILDLESSNESS. Journal of Biosocial Science, 32(3), 355-372.
75. D Umberson,K Williams,D Powers,H Liu,B Needham (2006). You make me sick: Marital quality and health over the life course. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 4(7), 1-16.
76. C Usoroh,M Ekot,E Inyang (2010). Spousal communication styles and marital stability among Civil servants in AkwaIbom State. JHER, 13, 74-84.
77. V Vakili,H Baseri,Abbasi Shaye,Z Bazzaz,M (2014). Marital instability and its predictors in a representative sample of Mashhadi citizens. Iran Journal of Medicine and Life, 8(2), 8-13.
78. J Wood (2011). Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture. Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture
79. S Yusuf (2005). Indices of marital stability as perceived by University of Ilorin lecturers. Journal of Social Psychology, 112(1), 51.

Download References

Funding

No external funding was declared for this work.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval

No ethics committee approval was required for this article type.

Data Availability

Not applicable for this article.

How to Cite This Article

Muna Suleyiman. 2018. "Determinant Factors for Couple Communication and Marital Stability among Adults in Assela Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary GJHSS-H Volume 18 (GJHSS Volume 18 Issue H2).

More Citation Formats

Select Citation Style:

Download Citation

GJHSS Volume 18 Issue H2

Explore Journals Explore Volume Read This Issue

Journal Specifications

Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

Keywords

Not Found

Classification

GJHSS-H Classification FOR Code: 740101

Submission ReceivedDecember 11, 2017
Peer Review Double Blind
Handling Editor
Accepted January 3, 2018
Published April 2, 2018

Version of record

v1.2

Issue date

April 2, 2018

Language

English

Order Article Reprint

Experience in AR

Explore published articles in an immersive Augmented Reality environment. Our platform converts research papers into interactive 3D books, allowing readers to view and interact with content using AR and VR compatible devices.

View in VR

Read in 3D

Your published article is automatically converted into a realistic 3D book. Flip through pages and read research papers in a more engaging and interactive format.

View in 3D

Article Matrices

Total Score: 72

Country: Ethiopia

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - H: Interdisciplinary

Authors: Muna Suleyiman, Atinkut Zewdu (PhD/Dr. count: 0)

View Count (all-time): 367

Total Views (Real + Logic): 1007

Total Downloads (simulated): 79

Publish Date: 2018 01, Mon

Monthly Totals (Real + Logic):

Month 1: 49 views
Month 2: 45 views
Month 3: 27 views
Month 4: 42 views
Month 5: 60 views
Month 6: 29 views
Month 7: 51 views
Month 8: 56 views
Month 9: 30 views
Month 10: 37 views
Month 11: 46 views
Month 12: 23 views
Month 13: 22 views
Month 14: 34 views
Month 15: 23 views
Month 16: 45 views
Month 17: 19 views
Month 18: 18 views
Month 19: 23 views
Month 20: 24 views
Month 21: 27 views
Month 22: 18 views
Month 23: 47 views
Month 24: 29 views
Month 25: 29 views
Month 26: 28 views
Month 27: 27 views
Month 28: 40 views
Month 29: 24 views
Month 30: 22 views
Month 31: 37 views
Month 32: 44 views
Month 33: 33 views
Month 34: 45 views
Month 35: 44 views
Month 36: 28 views
Month 37: 19 views
Month 38: 45 views
Month 39: 19 views
Month 40: 21 views
Month 41: 13 views
Month 42: 38 views
Month 43: 33 views
Month 44: 42 views
Month 45: 32 views
Month 46: 35 views
Month 47: 35 views
Month 48: 21 views
Month 49: 27 views
Month 50: 27 views
Month 51: 25 views
Month 52: 22 views
Month 53: 35 views
Month 54: 26 views
Month 55: 22 views
Month 56: 31 views
Month 57: 17 views
Month 58: 32 views
Month 59: 19 views
Month 60: 27 views
Month 61: 29 views
Month 62: 26 views
Month 63: 42 views
Month 64: 18 views
Month 65: 17 views
Month 66: 36 views
Month 67: 44 views
Month 68: 14 views
Month 69: 17 views
Month 70: 25 views
Month 71: 38 views
Month 72: 42 views
Month 73: 33 views
Month 74: 43 views
Month 75: 18 views
Month 76: 30 views
Month 77: 25 views
Month 78: 19 views
Month 79: 31 views
Month 80: 22 views
Month 81: 37 views
Month 82: 33 views
Month 83: 11 views
Month 84: 33 views
Month 85: 40 views
Month 86: 39 views
Month 87: 33 views
Month 88: 27 views
Month 89: 35 views
Month 90: 33 views
Month 91: 25 views
Month 92: 63 views
Month 93: 58 views
Month 94: 60 views
Month 95: 68 views
Month 96: 36 views
Month 97: 51 views
Month 98: 21 views
Month 99: 28 views
Month 100: 37 views
Month 101: 13 views
Month 102: 45 views
Month 103: 49 views
Month 104: 50 views
Month 105: 53 views
Month 106: 51 views

Total Views: 1K

Total Downloads: 79

All Trends