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Marital Expectations Of Young Females
[A CASE STUDY OF OKE-ERO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA]
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Also of importance is that according to Kristina (2015) research has provided support for the idea that an individual’s personal beliefs and attitudes about marriage can be linked to long-term marital functioning. Kristina (2015) claimed Blumstein and Schwartz found that spouses who did not believe in the life-long commitment aspect of marriage behaved in ways that confirmed to their lack of steadfastness. The spouse who held this belief concerning the provisional nature of marriage was more likely to keep a separate bank account and engage in extramarital affairs.
Statement of the Problem
Marriage is an important part of culture in Nigeria. All Nigeria ethnic group celebrate marriage differently but in a glamorous way that could ensure single individuals long for the opportunity to get married too. Despite the glamour associated with marriage ceremony, the distasteful rate at which couples file for divorce in recent times as observed by the researcher makes marriage to be less desired by many. The researcher also observed that rural areas like Oke Ero is now prone to increasing marital dispute and break up which is not the case before. Researchers are increasingly suggesting that couples are at increased risk for dissatisfaction and divorce when marital expectations are too high (McNulty & Karney, 2004; Sharp & Ganong, 2000). While some researchers also suggests that those who expect a great deal of their marriage are more likely to get a great deal from their marriage (McNulty & Karney, 2004). With increasing marital dispute most especially among young couples in Oke Ero LGA, the researcher felt there is strong need to examine marital expectations of young female. Since the female folks are often found the victim of marital dispute. Therefore the researcher examined the marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero Local Government.
Research Questions
1. What are the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A?
2. Is there any age difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A?
3. Is there any difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on their family type?
4. Is there any difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on their educational status?
5. Is there any difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on religion?
Research Hypotheses
1. There is no significant age difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A.
2. There is no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on their family type.
3. There is no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on their educational status.
4. There is no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A based on religion.
Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this study was to examine the marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero local government. In this study, age, religion, family type and educational background was used to consider whether the young female differed in their marital expectations or not.
Significance of the Study
The findings of this study provided empirical information that relates to marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero Local Government. Such information would enable researchers, marriage counselors, parents, young female, therapists and social workers to have a better understanding and conceptualization of marital expectations of young female. Marriage counsellor would benefit from this study as it would enlighten them on whether young female’s expectations is realistic or not. When parents reflect on the marital expectations of their young female children and society, they will prefer to adopt strategies to enlighten there opinion. Young female would also benefit from this from the counsel they would get when their expectations is shared. Further researchers could fall back on the result of the present study.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study examined the marital expectation of young females in Oke Ero Local Government. The study focused on extent to which variables such as age, religion, family type and educational status influence marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. The research adopted survey research design method. The population of the study comprised of all the 18,612 young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. Proportional sampling technique was used to select 2% of 18,612 young female in Oke Ero L.G. ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX 1UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORININSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLOR EDUCATIONQUESTIONNAIRE ON MARITAL EXPECTATION OF YOUNG FEMALES This questionnaire is designed to elicit information on “marital expectations of young female in Oke Ero Local Government Areaâ€. You are requested to respond to the questions to the items honestly such responses are for academic purpose and will be strictly treated as confidential. Thank you for your usual cooperation.SECTION A : De ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREConcept of Marital Expectation Concept of Young F ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Physiological and Psychosocial Development of the Adolescent Female Adolescence occurs when the secondary sex characteristics appear and ends when somatic growth is completed and the individual is psychologically and physiologically mature and capable of contributing to society. The pubescent period for girls begins when growth spurts occur. During this stage growth is rapid. Their skeletal system often grows faster than their support muscles, which tends to cause clumsiness and poor poste ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Reliability of the Instrument Reliability refers to the consistency with which the instrument measures what it purports to measure (Kolawole, 2002). The reliability of this instrument was carried out using test re-test technique. The instrument was administered twice to young female in Offa local government for the pilot study outside the study area with interval of four weeks. The result of the first administration was compared with the result of the second administration using Pearson Pr ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Hypothesis Three:There is no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA based on family structure.Table 5 shows that, under 418 degree of freedom (df), the calculated t-value of 1.92 is less than the critical t-value of 1.96. Similarly, the corresponding p-value of 0.06 is greater than the significant p-value of 0.05. This indicates that there was no significant difference in respondents’ marital expectations based on family structure; hence, the hy ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]ConclusionThe findings of the study revealed that marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA involves having a lifelong relationship, getting married when they are adult, couple’s supporting family financially, being submissive to their spouses, that their marriage should be fulfilling and satisfying even when raising children and to earn income in order to improve their marital life. There was no significant difference in the marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAddai, J. & Trovato, L. (1999). Self-directed, therapist directed, and assessment-based interventions for premarital couples. Family Relations, 56, 279-290.Addai, K. (1999); Personality and temperament correlates of marital satisfaction. Journal of Personality, 67, 93-125.Alexander, K. (2008). Epilogue: A strengths-based conceptual framework for understanding families world-wide. Marriage & Family Review, 41, 447.Amato, P. R. (2000). The consequences of divorce for adults and children. ... Continue reading---
