Causes and Resolving Methods of Marital Discord among Married Couples in Akaki Kality Sub -city of Addis Ababa
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2021-03
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The primary objective of this research was to examine the major causes, methods, and
marital satisfactions of married couples in Akaki Kality Sub-City. In pursuit of these
objectives, mixed research design was employed in the study. The quantitative aspect
consisted of questionnaire (with open-and close-ended items) administered to a sample of
357 participants that were selected through systematic random sampling. Qualitative
data were collected through open-ended question in the questionnaire. Descriptive
statistical (frequency, percentage, and crosstabs), chi-square techniques were used to
analyze quantitative data. Qualitative data were analyzed qualitatively. Findings
indicated that the major causes of marital discord in terms of its domain were
communication, gender role, psychological, and economic factors. While, regarding most
common mechanisms they used to resolve marital discords were accommodation,
collaboration, compromise, and avoidance. The marital satisfaction levels of married
couple almost half of them were dissatisfied whereas half of them were dissatisfied.
Finally, based on these findings, conclusions and recommendations were drawn.
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Married Couples, Marital Discord, Marital Satisfaction, Resolving Methods