INFLUENCING STRENGTH OF GENDER AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON MARITAL ASSERTION: A SAMPLE OF NIGERIAN GRADUATE POPULATION
Authors:
esther, Ukwuoma Orji, Ewah-otu Beatrice & Felicia Ogudu Chukwu Oko
Abstract:
Many marriages today are often experiencing difficulty in handling interpersonal problem which requires that each person should express him/herself in an assertive way, thus, passivity and aggressive communication became the nearest choice of communication. Expressing statement in an assertive way tend to reduce quarrel, misunderstanding, and confusion among couples. The question of whether gender and locus of control could enhance marital assertion is the concern of this study. Researching on that will give an impetus to the solution to solving the marital problem and improving marital adjustment. One hundred and five (105) married graduate couples (comprising 210 participants; 105 men and 105 women) purposefully selected from Ebonyi State metropolis participated in this study. They were administered both Assertive Behaviour Assessment Scale and Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. The ANOVA result showed a statistically significant difference in marital assertion between internally-oriented and externally-oriented participants. It, however, revealed no statistically significant difference in Marital assertion between men and women participants. It was concluded that locus of control should be considered a very important factor in psychosocial intervention to enhance marital assertion