Exploring Communication Breakdown as a Pathway to Divorce among Young Couples in Waterfalls Deanery Catholic Archdiocese Harare, Zimbabwe
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2017-09
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
The problem of divorce in Zimbabwe has become a social issue which needs a remedy to
mitigate. The key contributing factor that leads to divorce in marriage is communication
breakdown, yet studies have overlooked it as a pathway to divorce. The study explored
communication breakdown as a pathway to divorce among the young couples in Waterfalls
Deanery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Harare in Zimbabwe. The number of participants who
took part in this study were 24 young divorcees aged between 22 to 50 years. They were
selected through purposive sampling. There were nine key informants who were incorporated
into this study in order to ensure the quality of data obtained from this sensitive topic. A
qualitative research method with a grounded theory design was employed in this study in order
to capture the perceptions, experiences and the knowledge of the participants on marital
communication breakdown. The data was analyzed through the thematic analysis. The findings
indicated that communication in marriage is important for it is the greatest source of marital
happiness, a force that unites couples and it creates a favorable marriage climate. The results
of the study also showed that there are various factors which lead to marital communication
breakdown, that there are ways of improving marital communication in marriage and reduce
the rate of divorce and that people in society have their own views about communication
breakdown in marriage. The study would help many families, institutions, individuals, policy
makers to make informed plans on issues of family and marriage.
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ng Communication Breakdown, Divorce, Young Couples