Abstract
This study examined the marital adjustment and communication styles among married adults in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted. The population consists of married adults in Ilorin, Kwara State. Two research questions were raised and four null hypotheses were postulated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire tagged ‘Relationship between Marital Adjustment and Communication Styles Questionnaire’ (RMACSQ). Data analysis was done using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The result obtained revealed that there was a high level of marital adjustment among married adults in Ilorin, Kwara State. Married adults in Ilorin Kwara State adopt good communication styles in marriage. There was no significant relationship between marital adjustment and communication styles of married adults in Kwara State based on age, gender and educational status. There was a significant relationship between marital adjustment and communication styles among married adults in Kwara State on the basis of years of marriage. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that seminars and conferences should be organized for married adults in other to enlighten them on the challenges of marital relationships. This would enable them to adjust and communicate better in their new home.
Highlights
It is necessary for most individuals in Nigeria to choose a marital partner, especially among traditional and family settings
The following questions were raised for this study: 1. What are the marital adjustments of married adults in Ilorin, Kwara State?
Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that: There was a high level of marital adjustment among married adults in Ilorin, Kwara State
Summary
It is necessary for most individuals in Nigeria to choose a marital partner, especially among traditional and family settings. It is an essential phenomenon in human life irrespective of tribe, society and religious affiliation. In the opinion of Munroe (2003), marriage is a religious duty and is a moral safeguard as well as a social necessity. The assumption for its social necessity is rested on the premises that through it, families are established and the family is the fundamental unit of human society. There are numerous definitions of the term ‘marriage’, the same way there are different impressions about what marriage as a concept connotes (Tolkien, 2005). It is further explained that marriage is the union of one man and one woman for their mutual help and happiness, procreation and child rearing until death
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