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    Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Marital Satisfaction among Married Men and Women: A Case of St. Teresa Parish, Eastleigh Ward, Nairobi County in Kenya
    (Tangaza University, 2023-08) Lucy Wanjiku Thuo
    Despite numerous studies on the relationship between emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction, there are limited published studies in Kenya on this subject. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction among married men and women in Eastleigh Nairobi County, Kenya. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized to select 362 participants. Data was collected using standardized questionnaires, and was analyzed using SPSS version 26. Findings revealed that there was a strong positive and significant relationship (r = .815, p = .000) between emotion recognition and marital satisfaction among married men and women in St. Teresa Parish, Eastleigh ward, Nairobi County in Kenya. There was a strong positive and significant relationship (r = .959, p = .000) between emotion regulation and marital satisfaction among married men and women in St. Teresa Parish, Eastleigh ward, Nairobi County in Kenya. There was a significant positive relationship between demographic factors and emotional intelligence as well as marital satisfaction respectively. More findings indicated that 40.4% (n = 135) of the participants were at high level of marital satisfaction, 31.3% (n = 105) of the participants had moderate level of marital satisfaction, while 28.3% (n = 95) of the participants were within low level of marital satisfaction. Also, 46.4% (n = 155) of the participants had moderate emotional intelligence, 29.8% (n = 100) of the participants were under high level of emotional intelligence, and 23.8% (n = 80) of the participants were at low level of emotional intelligence. Interventions and programs aimed at developing emotional intelligence skills, such as emotion recognition and regulation, may be implemented in the parishes for couples to be helped.