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    Relationship between Family Life Cycle and Marital Satisfaction among Individuals Married in the Catholic Church in Guadalupe Parish, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Keny
    (Tangaza University College, 2022-10-11) Hwai, Elizabeth R. Kan
    The Family Life Cycle comprises those emotional and intellectual stages through which members of a family pass, from childhood to the years of retirement. Marital satisfaction is the enjoyment and contentment that couples feel from the love and support they give each other, despite the disappointments and difficulties of life. The study assessed the Relationship between the Family Life Cycle and Marital Satisfaction among Individuals Married in the Catholic Church in Guadalupe Parish, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by Bowen’s Family Systems Theory, as its theoretical framework. It used Quantitative Research Methods, while Multi stage Sample Techniques were employed to select 351 participants from Guadalupe Parish. Rollins and Feldman Scales of Marital Satisfaction were applied for the stages of the Family Life Cycle, and Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test, to collect data. The collected data was analyzed, using the statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Inferential statistics were employed to analyze and present mean scores, frequencies and percentages. The findings showed that 36.5% of couples were at stage V and couples in the early stages I, II, III and IV of FLC were very satisfied with their lives. Descriptive statistics, by mean and standard deviation, showed that, on average, the couples had a low level of marital satisfaction (M=99.23, SD=32.923). Findings on the relationship between socio demographic factors and couples’ marital satisfaction established a significant relationship between gender, M = 20.69, 95% CI [14.117, 27.253], t (337.963) = 11.323, p <0.05, years of marriage, F (6, 114.664) = 2.734, p <0.05 and employment status, F (4, 346) = 3.121, p <0.05, and couples’ marital satisfaction. Independent Sample test show that husbands were more likely to experience higher levels of marital satisfaction, (M=109.61, SD=28.22) as compared to their wives, (M=88.92, SD=34.08). Findings on the relationship between family life cycle and marital satisfaction showed a significant negative correlation between the two, r (351) = -.340, p<0.05. An inverted V shaped represented couples’ marital satisfaction. The findings of the study indicated that the challenges of the stages of family life cycle affect couples’ marital satisfaction. The study recommends that couples create time for each other, no matter what circumstances they are dealing with and work together on all issues that concern their family. Finding time for each other and working in unity amid all the challenges, will help couples get through the difficulties and avoid unnecessary misunderstanding thus improve their marital satisfaction. The findings of the study contribute to the literature on Family Life Cycle and Marital Satisfaction and pave the way for future research