Influence of Premarital Counselling on Marital Adjustment Among Married People in the Church of Pentecost, Cape Coast Area, Ghana

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the influence of premarital counselling on marital adjustment among married people in the Church of Pentecost, Cape Coast Area, Ghana. The descriptive survey design was employed in the conduct of the study. The convenience sampling technique was used to sample respondents from the 29 Districts in the Cape Coast Area of the Church of Pentecost. A questionnaire comprising the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Premarital Counselling Perception Scale was used to collect data. Five hundred (500) respondents were sampled for the study. The study revealed that married people in the Cape Coast Area of the Church of Pentecost have a positive perception of premarital counselling. The results of the study established a significant difference in the marital adjustment levels of married people who went through premarital counselling and those who had no counselling before marriage. The study found no significant difference in the level of marital adjustment on the basis of gender, age, length of marriage and level of education. Based on the findings, it was recommended that prospective couples should be educated to understand the importance of premarital counselling for marital adjustment.