Role of Premarital Preparation in the First Ten Years of Marriage among Married Couples in Kanyangi Parish, Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNyamai, Catherine Kavuli
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-23T10:01:43Z
dc.date.available2019-04-23T10:01:43Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.description.abstractExisting literature indicates a wealth of empirical research has been conducted in the field of premarital preparation. These studies show that premarital preparation enhances marital quality within the first years of marriage. However, many of these studies have been undertaken with Western populations of young Euro American participants and very limited research has been done in the Kenyan context. To address this gap in knowledge, a study was carried out using a phenomenological research design to explore the role of premarital preparation in the first ten years of a marriage among married couples in Kanyangi parish of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenya. The study embraced a purposive sampling technique in identifying the churches and the participants. A sample population of 12 couples (24 participants) aged 20-45 years and who had been married for one year to ten years participated in the study. Data was collected using an interview guide and analyzed using thematic analysis to identify patterns in the emerging themes related to the study objectives. Nine major themes emerged from the data analysis and these include: Informal premarital preparation, skills acquisition, assessment for marriage preparation, enriching marriage preparation, value addition, marital quality, Christian model, the Kamba traditional model, and integrated approach model. The findings indicated that premarital preparation in the first ten years of marriage is an effective way of preventing marital distress, separation and divorce. This data has enriched the existing data base on premarital preparation. It is recommended that a quantitative study be undertaken in future to ensure that the results can be generalized to other parts of Kenya.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/817
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Traditional Perspectiveen_US
dc.subjectProfessional Premarital Preparation.en_US
dc.subjectThe Modern African Traditional Counselingen_US
dc.subjectPremarital Needs Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectRelationship Evaluationen_US
dc.titleRole of Premarital Preparation in the First Ten Years of Marriage among Married Couples in Kanyangi Parish, Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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