PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF DIVORCE PRONENESS AMONG COUPLES SEEKING DIVORCE IN COURT IN ILORIN

Oyeleke, Johnson T. (), Yusuf, M. and Oguntayo, Rotimi
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Oyeleke, Johnson T.: Department of Psychology, Postal: University of Ilorin, Nigeria,, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Yusuf, M.: Department of Psychology, Postal: University of Ilorin, Nigeria,, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php
Oguntayo, Rotimi: Department of Psychology, Postal: University of Ilorin, Nigeria,, https://fssunilorinedu.org/ijbss/index.php

Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2019, vol. 21, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This study investigated personality traits and social demographics as predictors of divorce proneness among couples seeking divorce in court in Ilorin, Nigeria. It adopted a survey method utilizing expo-facto design. 150 participants were sampled purposively. A structure questionnaire comprises of Marital Instability Index and Big Five Ten-item Personality Traits Inventory was utilized to assess divorce proneness and personality traits respectively. Results showed that female respondents (M=43.07, S.D= 3.01) were not significantly different in the scores of divorce proneness compared to male respondents (M=42.08, S.D =3.01). However, there was no significant difference between male and female on divorce proneness (t(148)=-1.790, p>.05). There was a significant joint influence of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness and neuroticism on divorce proneness [F(5,144)=5.01, 2 R =.148; p.05) did not significantly predict divorce proneness. The study, thus, recommends that governments should formulate policies or programs that will facilitate awareness on the need for self-understanding of individual personalities as couples; court should seek psychosocial intervention from experts as alternative to divorce to foster a better marital stability in Nigeria.

Keywords: Marriage; Couple; Personality Traits; Gender; Divorce Proneness; Court; Ilorin. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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