Title:
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND MARITAL STABILITY LEVELS AMONG COUPLES IN SELECTED PARISHES IN THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF NAIROBI, KENYA

Authors:
Kinoti Archangel Gabriel

Abstract:
This study was instigated by the urgent need for intervention measures to curtail the increasing number of divorce cases in the country, especially in Nairobi, Kenya. The specific objective of the study was to determine the relationship between psychological wellbeing and marital stability levels among couples in selected parishes in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (CAN). The study was anchored on the Adlerian and Emotional Focused Theories and implemented using the concurrent convergent mixed methods research design. The study targeted the 19,828 Catholic faithful, who have exchanged their marital vows in CAN within the last 5 to 25 years. The sample comprised of 784 married men and women in couples and were selected by multistage sampling. Two questionnaires were used to collect data; the psychological well-being questionnaire and the marital stability questionnaire. The data were analyzed first descriptively using frequency counts and percentages then inferentially to test the null hypothesis at 95% confidence level. Findings revealed a significant moderate positive relationship between psychological well-being and marital stability levels among married couples in the research area [r (783) = .413, p = .000 at ? = .05]. The study recommends the use of a model to predict marital stability of persons seeking professional counseling services.

Keywords:
Psychological Well-Being Level, Marital Stability Level, Married Couples, Nairobi Catholic Archdiocese

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Date of Publication: 10-04-2024