FACTORS INFLUENCING MARITAL HEALTH among married couples in Living Faith Church, a Pentecostal denomination in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Marital health is a vital component of individual well-being and societal stability. Therefore, this study investigated factors influencing marital health among married couples in a selected Pentecostal Church in Ogun State. The study adopted a survey design and used a multi-stage sampling technique to select the three hundred and ninety (390) participants for this study. Four validated questionnaires were used for data collection, which was pilot tested through test-re-test. Five research questions and four hypotheses were formulated and tested. Descriptive statistics and Multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data and provide answers to the research questions and test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance using the SPSS 25 version. The findings revealed that the communication (B = 0.905, Wald = 27.978, p < 0.001), Conflict resolution skills (B = 0.252, Wald = 38.963, p < 0.001), and stress (B = -0.445, Wald = 74.443, p < 0.001) significantly impacted the level of marital health of couples in the selected Pentecostal Church in Ogun State. Also, socio-demographic factors significantly influence the level of marital health of couples in the selected Pentecostal Church in Ogun State. It is concluded that communication, conflict resolution skills, and stress were significantly related to marital health. It was recommended that couples should be encouraged to engage in programs and workshops that promote effective communication and conflict resolution skills to enhance marital health.

Keywords: Communication, conflict resolution skills, couples, marital adjustment, marital quality, marital satisfaction, Stress