Influence Of Alcohol Use, Religiosity And Educational Attainment On Marital Distress

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ABSTRACT

This study was designed to investigate the influence of alcohol use, religious orientation

and educational attainment on marital distress. Three hypotheses were formulated in the

course of the study and data was obtained from two hundred and fifty three (253)

respondents, who were married using a set of questionnaire measure. A cross sectional

design was adopted for the study and data was analyzed using a hypothesis which stated

that there will be a significant contribution of alcohol use to marital distress was

confirmed as the result of the data analysis indicated that alcohol use influences marital

distress [ F (1, 245) = 44.46, P < .001]. Also, the second hypothesis which stated that

religious orientation will contribute significantly to marital distress was confirmed

[F (1,245) = 5.05, P

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