PERSONALITY AND SPOUSAL AGE DIFFERENCE AS PREDICTORS OF MARRITAL ADJUSTMENT ON GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY GROUP OF INSTITUTION.

KUKAH, AUGUSTINA YOHANNA (2018) PERSONALITY AND SPOUSAL AGE DIFFERENCE AS PREDICTORS OF MARRITAL ADJUSTMENT ON GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY GROUP OF INSTITUTION. Other thesis, Godfrey Okoye University Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu.

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Abstract

This study examined the influence of personality dimensions and spousal age difference on marital adjustment of married staff of Godfrey Okoye group of institutions. Two hundred and six (206) married staff of Godfrey Okoye group of institutions (the University, the Institute of Ecumenical Education, the Secondary School, and the Primary School) formed the participants of the study. The study employed simple random sampling technique (simple balloting) to select participants to this study and the Big Five Personality Inventory and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale were used to collect data for the study. Correlation result indicated that all the five personality dimensions extraversion (r = -.13, p <.05), agreeableness (r = -.36, p <.001), conscientiousness (r = -.26, p <.001), neuroticism (r = .24, p <.001) and openness to experience (r = -.33, p <.001) were significantly related to marital adjustment. Among these five dimensions of personality, only agreeableness (β = -.244, p <.01) and openness to experience (β = -.201, p <.05) made statistically significant negative contribution in predicting marital adjustment, while the other three dimensions (extraversion, conscientiousness and neuroticism) did not make statistically significant contributions in predicting marital adjustment. Recommendations were made as well as suggestions for further studies.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Augustina Kukah
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2018 10:57
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2018 10:57
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/827

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