The Significance of Psychological Dynamics and Their Impact on Intimate Marital Relationships: a Case of Young and Advanced Christian Married Couples
Abstract
Marriages have beauty and fantasies as expressed in many and varied tendencies amongst couples in their day to day relations. However, there are many factors that tend to infringe on the intimate marital relationships. This study sought to find some of the psychological dynamics that impact on intimate marital relationships. The study focused on the significance of psychological dynamics and their impact on intimate marital relationships. Participants for the study were drawn from Community Fellowship Church in Kanyariri, Kabete Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya. The sample size consisted of 10 couples drawn from the Church and consisted of 5 married males and 5 married females at any stage of their marital relationship. Quantitatively, the study adopted a correlational research design which sought to examine the relationship between the variables, such as intimate marital satisfaction or dissatisfaction based on emotional connectedness and psychological stress respectively. Participants were requested to fill questionnaire in the survey. Respondents were sampled using simple random sampling without replacement from the total population of all the married couples in the church. Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis was done to evaluate the relationship between couples’ intimate relationships and psychological dynamics. A multiple logistic regression analysis was also conducted using the SPSS software. The data was analyzed quantitatively using charts, graphs and frequency tables that were generated for descriptive statistics in order to emphasize the significance of psychological dynamics among couples as surveyed in terms of their impact on intimate marital relationships. The study findings suggest the significance of psychological dynamics impact on the quality of couple marital intimate relationships. Psychological stress can spill over in the relationship, causing less time for each other and more negative interaction between partners. The study findings also showed that emotions play a critical role in intimate relationships. They also suggest that Christian counseling and values relate positively to the outcomes of quality and stable marriages. The study further recommended the church can develop a marital counseling program as well as offer counseling services to couples within the communities. From the findings, conclusions and inferences can be made to the fact that psychological dynamics, tend to infringe on the intimate marital relationships where couples are not exposed to appropriate interventions. Consequently, it can be concluded that emotions play a critical and central role in the couple’s relationships. Christian counseling and practice of values contribute to the healthy maintenance of the marital relationship and in emotional conflict resolution.
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University of Nairobi
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