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Qualitative Approach on Underlying Factors in Regard to Education that Influence Marital Contentment, Kenya

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Title Qualitative Approach on Underlying Factors in Regard to Education that Influence Marital Contentment, Kenya
 
Creator Barongo, Dr. Samson
Okwara, Prof Michael
Nyamwange, Dr. Callen
Kebati, Zachary
Onderi, Peter
 
Subject Level of Education, marital satisfaction
 
Description Marital satisfaction is a pertinent ingredient to the stability of any nation, given that the family is the basic unit of any nation. Too much marital dissatisfaction leads to family members being unstable socially which trickles down to societal problems hence to the nation. A higher level of satisfaction is seen as a measure of marital success. It is, therefore, important to study correlates of marital satisfaction in order to determine what variables could potentially predict the outcome of marital satisfaction. The purpose of this study therefore sought to establish the correlates between levels of education in relation to marital satisfaction. The objectives for the study were: to determine find out factors in regard to education influencing marital satisfaction, to find out reasons in regard to getting spouses satisfied with marriage and reasons in regard to education getting spouses quit their previous marriages. Literature on the three objectives above has been reviewed. The researcher employed a cross sectional survey design to examine the theme of study. The descriptive study was conducted among 4,019 spouses by using a questionnaire. Gay (2006) informed the sampling criteria where 5% of 4,019 were selected. Content and construct validity was ascertained by a pilot study of applying 20 questionnaires outside the area of study. Analysis was done using calculation of simple means and calculating percentages, manually calculating the means in the Likert scale and ranking it to understand the general trend of the theme of study and conclusions, results and recommendations were given. On factors in regard to education influencing marital satisfaction spent doing office work at home (M=3.6), time spent on social media (M=3.5) and ability to solve marital problems (M=3.5) mostly influenced marital satisfaction. On reasons in regard to education and marital satisfaction, spouses majorly consider care for the family, 55.5%, religion 55.5%, commitment. And on reasons in regard to education getting spouses quit their previous marriages the spouses gave being unfaithful by 25.0%, 18.3% illiteracy/ low education, mistrust 18.3%,violence related factors 15.0%, spouse unreliability/dishonest 11.6% and other factors 8.3%.
 
Publisher Academy of Business & Scientific Research (ABSR)
 
Date 2015-07-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://absronline.org/journals/index.php/sbsrr/article/view/521
 
Source Social and Basic Sciences Research Review; Vol 3 No 7 (2015): July; 338-348
2313-6758
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://absronline.org/journals/index.php/sbsrr/article/view/521/542
 
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