Influence of Long Distance Marriage on Family Life Pattern among Working Class Couples in Oyo State.

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dc.contributor.authorGbadebo, C. T
dc.contributor.authorOpaleke, O.D
dc.contributor.authorAbraham, M.O
dc.contributor.authorAjao, B
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T12:28:24Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T12:28:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
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dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the influence of long distance marriage on family life pattern among the working class couple in Oyo State. Three (3) research questions were raised and one (1) hypotheses was formulated and tested at 0.05 levels of significances. Survey research design was adopted. The total population was two thousand nine hundred and twenty five (2,925). The sample comprised one Hundred and fifty respondents constituting approximately 5.1% of the population. 150 working class couple was selected from Oyo State Government Secretariat, Ibadan using proportionate sampling techniques Long Distance Marriage Family Life Questionnaire (LDMFLQ) is the instrument used for data collection. Research questions 1-3 were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean (x), standard deviation (SD). The Null Hypothesis formulated in the study was tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that problems encountered in long distance marriage include loneliness ( = 2.94) 72.6%, difficulty in achieving personal needs of the family ( = 3.03)78.7% among others. Result of the findings also revealed that long distance marriage influence family life pattern of working class couples as they experience lack of warm and comfortable relationship ( = 2.95) 71.3%, and inability to fulfil conjugal relationship ( = 2.52) 51.4%. 60.7% claim they are able to maintain balanced diet even with an absent spouse and, it was revealed that long distance marriage significantly influence family life pattern of working class couples (p<0.05).The study concluded that Long distance marriage significantly influence family life pattern of working class couple (p>0.05). It was therefore recommended that couples should be making out time to visit one another and practice open communication to avoid inability to fulfil conjugal relationships.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationGbadebo, C.T, Opaleke, O.D., Abraham, M.O & Ajao, B .(2019): Influence of Long Distance Marriage on Family Life Pattern among Working Class Couples in Oyo State. International Journal of Family and Consumesr Sciences (IJFACS) 8,43-57. Published by Family and Consumer Sciences Society of Nigeria. (FACSSON) Available online at https://www.ijfacs.org/index.php/ijfacs/issue/view/1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10759
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Family and Consumer Sciences Society of Nigeria. (FACSSON)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Family and Consumesr Sciences (IJFACS);8,43-57.
dc.subjectLong Distance Marriage, Working class, couple, Family, Family life Pattern, Marriage:en_US
dc.titleInfluence of Long Distance Marriage on Family Life Pattern among Working Class Couples in Oyo State.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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