Authors
Matthew Kojo Namale, JOSHUA-LUTHER NDOYE UPOALKPAJOR & Faustina Clara Dzakey
Publication Year
2021
Article Title
Premarital Counselling for Marital Stabilityg
Journal
Journal of Advanced Psychology
Volume
3
Issue Number
1
Page Numbers
43 - 56
ISSN
2520-4674
Website Url
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Premarital...
Abstract

Purpose: The study sought to explore the roles of premarital counselling in marital stability of couples in Pentecost Church at Kade in the Kwaebibirem Municipality. The research questions that guided the study were: how does premarital counselling prepare couples for effective communication to ensure marital stability; how does knowledge gained from premarital counselling help couples to finance their marriage to ensure marital stability; in what ways does premarital counselling educate couples to establish a good relationship with in-laws to ensure marital stability, and how does premarital counselling prepare couples for sex life in marriage to ensure marital stability. Methodology: The qualitative research design was adopted for this study. The purposive sampling method was used to select the Pentecost Church at Kade for the study. Data was collected personally by the researchers using an interview guide to collect data from 5 couples who voluntarily agreed to be interviewed for the study. Findings: The study revealed that premarital counselling prepared Christian couples to solve marital problems to ensure marital stability. The study also revealed premarital counselling educated Christian couples to ensure good financial management for marital stability. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: It was therefore recommended that premarital counselling programmes should include the teaching of good problem-solving skills. Also, it was recommended that premarital counselling programmes should prepare Christian couples to manage their finances very well.

Policy Contributions

Premarital counselling programmes should include good problem-solving skills among couples. Premarital counselling programmes should include good financial management to prepare couples for marital stability. Premarital counselling should include how couples should relate with their in-laws. Premarital counselling should include sex life education.

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