Effect of Child Upbringing and Husband Support on Spousal Adjustments of Women in South-South, Nigeria
Keywords:
Child Upbringing, Husband Support, Spousal Adjustment, Women
Abstract
This study sought to investigate if there was any effect of child upbringing and husband support on the spousal adjustment of married women in southern Nigeria. Two (2) research questions were raised and two (2) hypotheses guided the study. An ex-post facto research design was employed in this study. A total sample of 1,582 married women was selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure as a sample size from an estimated population of 3, 346, 632 married women from the southern part of the country as stated in the 2015 Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) register. Findings revealed that a significant positive relationship existed between child upbringing and Spousal adjustment of married women in southern Nigeria. It was recommended amongst others that the government, married couples, intending couples, and society at large, should be enlightened on the importance of spousal adjustment in facilitating harmonious family life and by extension, proper societal functioning.
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Otite, R.E. (2006). The Urhobo woman. Ibadan: Gold Press Ltd.
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SheKnows. (2007). Sharing power in marriage. Retrieved from www,sheknows.com/love-and-sex
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Urien J. (2009). Societal decadence: A reflection of the family. The Madonna, 16th Edition, 3(7)
Venker, S. (2016). My message for women marrying down is nothing to celebrate. Retrieved from www.foxnews.com
Voghella, K.J.(2014). A comparative study of marital adjustment among Indians. International Journal of Indian Psychology. 2(1). Retrieved from https://www.Ijip.in
Volling, B.L., Oh, W., Gonzalez, R., Kuo, R.X., & Yu, T. (2015). Patterns of marital relationship change across the transition from one child to two. Couple Family Psychology, 4(3), 177-197.
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Yusuf, S. T. (2000). Indices of marital stability as perceived by university of Ilorin lecturers. Unpublished B.Ed. project, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
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2023-03-15
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Anthony, O., Grace Ifeoma, E., Carol, E., & Joy Ebele, E. (2023). Effect of Child Upbringing and Husband Support on Spousal Adjustments of Women in South-South, Nigeria. GPH-International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 6(02), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7737200
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