INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYMENT ON MARITAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG FEMALE EMPLOYEES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYMENT ON MARITAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG FEMALE EMPLOYEES OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA
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2017-12
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DANJAJI, Shafi’u
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Abstract
The study investigated the influence of employment on marital relationship among female
employees of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria. The study was guided by
six research questions and five hypotheses. The sample size of 240 was used in the study. The
instrument tagged “Influence of Employment on Marital Relationship Questionnaire” (IEMRQ)
was used. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was given at .76. The data collected were
subjected to statistical analysis using mean, standard deviation and ranking order to answer the
research questions and t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for hypotheses test. The findings
revealed that employment has significant influence on marital relationship among the
respondents, with misunderstanding between couples, inability to care for children, reductions in
sexual relationship and effective communication take the first, second, third and fourth positions
respectively. Reduction in leisure time spent with family, persistent quarreling and teaching of
loneliness ranked least with ranking position of 18th, 19th and 20threspectively. Hypotheses 1,2,3
and 5 showed no significant influence of employment on marital relationship based on nature of
employment, length of marriage, Faculty and Cadre at working respectively while only
hypothesis 4 shows that there exists a significant influence of employment on marital
relationship based on number of children. Based on the findings of the study, it was
recommended that counsellors should organize regular workshops and seminar for married
female employees on how to maintain balance between presses of works and marital
relationship. Government at all levels should formulate policies that are friendly, and free
regular medical check-up should be encouraged among female married employees, and the more
children couples have the more their welfare.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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INFLUENCE,, EMPLOYMENT ON MARITAL RELATIONSHIP,, FEMALE EMPLOYEES,, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA