Spouses’ Anger as an Indicator of Marriage Crisis: Understanding the Dynamics and Implication for Counselling

Abstract: The study examines spouses’ anger as an indicator ohttps://msipublishers.com/spouses-anger-as-an-indicator-of-marriage-crisis-understanding-the-dynamics-and-implication-for-counselling-2/f marriage crisis: understanding the dynamics and implication for counselling. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study. The population was all marriage couples in Edo State Ministries. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select 10 marriage couples (male and female) from the ten (10) Ministries that add up to 200 marriage couples. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, and the hypotheses were tested using t-tests at 0.05. Finding reveals that with a cluster mean of 2.73, accompanied by a matching standard deviation of 0.83. This implies that individual couple’s psychological factors have a significant impact on the relationship between anger and marriage stability in Edo State Ministries. Also, the average value of the cluster, 2.70, together with a standard deviation of 1.01, the finding suggests that cultural background have a significant impact on anger and its implications for marriage dynamics. The implication of the study is that attachment styles developed during childhood, effective emotional regulation and different cultural norms and values have distinct impact regarding the expression of anger by civil servants. The study recommend among others that counsellors should help couples use assessment tools questionnaires or assessments to identify specific triggers for their anger and the patterns of interaction that exacerbate conflicts, and encourage partners to keep journals documenting their feelings of anger, noting situations, thoughts, and reactions.

Keywords: Spouse, Anger, Marriage Crisis, Dynamics, Therapeutic Approaches, Counselling