Abstract:
It is often said that the home is the basic unit of the larger society. Thus when the
home is settled, the society is at peace. The main focus of this study was to find
out the influence of spousal communication on marital stability: Implications for
Conducive Home Environment. A researcher-designed questionnaire titled
“Influence of Spousal Communication on Marital Stability Questionnaire” was
used to collect necessary data for the study. The questionnaire was administered
on 600 stratified randomly selected married adults in Ilorin metropolis. The t-test
and ANOVA statistics were used to compare the perception of married adults on
the basis of gender and length of marriage. The findings show that most of the
respondents agree to the statement that lack of effective communication is the
bane to marital stability. It was also found that there was significant difference in
the perception of married adults on the influence of spousal communication on
marital stability on the basis of gender and length of years in marriage. Based on
the findings of this study, it was recommended, amongst others, that marriage
counselling clinics should be set up in all major establishments in Nigeria so as
to educate married men and women of the need for effective communication in
marriage for a peaceful and conducive home environment.
