Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF MARITAL ADJUSTMENTS AMONG THE SPOUSE LIVING WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMING HUSBAND RESIDING AT SELECTED COMMUNITY SETTING IN KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU.

T. Sowmiya, G. Pavithra, Manjula. T. R.

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 A descriptive study to assess the level of marital adjustments among the spouse living with alcohol consuming husband residing at selected community setting in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. The objectives were to assess the level of marital adjustments among spouse living with alcohol consuming husband and to find out the association between the levels of marital adjustments among spouse living with alcohol consuming husbands with selected personal information of the spouse. A non – experimental, descriptive study was conducted. The non-probability, purposive sampling technique was used to select 37 spouse living with alcohol consuming husband and Modified Marital Adjustment Tool was used to assess the level of marital adjustments. The variables were assessed to found out the level of marital adjustments among spouse living alcohol consuming husbands. Hypothesis was formulated. The level of significance selected was p<0.05. The investigator used personal information sheet and Modified Marital Adjustment Tool to collect data. The collected data was tabulated and analysed. Descriptive and inferential statistical were used. The mean value was 156 and the standard deviation was 9.49. The study shows that 89% of the spouses were having greater level of marital adjustments and 11% of the spouses were having lesser level of marital adjustments. The study concludes that there is higher level of marital adjustments among spouse living with alcohol consuming husbands.

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T. Sowmiya, G. Pavithra, Manjula.T.R., A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF MARITAL ADJUSTMENTS AMONG THE SPOUSE LIVING WITH ALCOHOL CONSUMING HUSBAND RESIDING AT SELECTED COMMUNITY SETTING IN KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-8, AUGUST-2017


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