Spouse Relocation and Work-Family Conflict as Determinants of Marital Satisfaction Among Young Married Couples in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The essence of marriage is to provide a foundation for emotional support, companionship, intimacy, and personal and family growth. Therefore, the study investigated spouse relocation and work-family conflict as determinants of marital satisfaction among young married couples in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design. The population of this study comprised legally married young couples of not more than 40 years of age and not more than 5 years of marriage by the end year 2024, living within the five towns that made up Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State with a sample size of 385 determined using stratified random sampling technique. An instrument titled Spouse Relocation, Work-family Conflict and Marital Satisfaction (SRWCMS) was employed to elicit data for the study. Simple table and percentage analysis (descriptive statistics) was adopted to describe and analyze the data gathered on the respondents’ demographics and the research questions. Simple regression analysis was adopted to test hypotheses one and two while multiple regression analysis was employed to test hypothesis three, all at 0.005 significant level or error margin.