TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGE
Title page i
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
Table of Contents vi
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 4
Research Questions 5
Research Hypotheses 6
Purpose of the Study 6
Significance of the Study 6
Scope of the Study 7
Operational Definition of Terms 7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Marital Expectation 8
Concept of Young Female 10
Physiological and Psychosocial Development of the Adolescent Female 11
Expectation to get married by Young Female 11
Expectation about Marital Role by Young Female 16
Marital Challenges Expected by Young Female 19
Expectation to Cope with Marital Challenges by Young Female 21
Summary of Literature Reviewed 23
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Preamble 25
Research Design 25
Population, Sample and Sampling Procedure 25
Instrumentation 26
Reliability of the Instrument 27
Procedure for Data Administration and Collection 27
Procedure for Scoring the Instrument 28
Method of Data Analysis 28
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Preamble 29
Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents 29
Research Questions 30
Hypotheses Testing 31
Summary of Findings 35
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Preamble 37
Discussion 37
Conclusions 40
Recommendations 40
Suggestions for Further Study 41
References 42
Appendix I 46
ABSTRACT
The study examined the marital expectation of young females in Oke Ero Local Government. The study focused on extent to which variables such as age, religion, family type and educational status influence marital expectations of young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. The research adopted survey research design method. The population of the study comprised of all the 18,612 young females in Oke Ero L.G.A. Proportional sampling technique was used to select 2% of 18,612 young female in Oke Ero L.G.A which was 378 young female. However to cater for attrition 420 young female in Oke Ero L.G.A. were sampled for the study. Researcher’s structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The instruments were validated by experts. The instrument was administered on the respondents. After which data collected were analysed with frequency counts and percentage for the demographic characteristics of the respondents while inferential statistics of t-test and ANOVA was used to test the stated hypotheses. The study found out that marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero LGA includes having a lifelong relationship, getting married when they are adult, couple’s supporting family financially, being submissive to their spouses, that their marriage should be fulfilling and satisfying even when raising children and to earn income in order to improve their marital life. The findings led to the conclusion that age, religion, family type and educational status has no significant influence on marital expectations of young females in Oke-Ero Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that; young female should be sensitized on the need to be cautious with their expectations so as not to be disappointed; young female should be frequently sensitized about marital life as soon as they are coming of age so as to have them develop realistic expectations; young female should be exposed to other possible marital life so their expectation won’t be solely based on their family type; those in charge of young female education should try to integrate marital education together with their general studies so that their marital expectations will be well shaped and also, religious leaders should ensure they expose young female to ideal marital knowledge so that they can develop beneficial expectations.