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
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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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Communication Breakdown, Divorce, Young Couples, Importance of Communication in Marriage, Marital Communication Breakdown, Improving Marital Communication