Communication Style as a Determiner Factor for Marital Adjustment among Married Secondary School Teachers in Sokoto Metropolis Sokoto State Nigeria

This study examined the communication style as a determiner factors for marital adjustment among secondary schools’ teachers in Sokoto metropolis. Three objectives were raised to find if there difference between communication styles and marital adjustment, between communication styles of married secondary school teachers based on gender and difference between marital adjustments of married secondary school teachers in Sokoto Metropolis based on gender. Descriptive survey design was adopted. One thousand four hundred and thirty three (1,433) married teachers across the selected secondary schools in Sokoto Metropolis, out of which three hundred and six 306 married teachers were sample size based on research advisor table for determining sample size (2006). Adapted questionnaire on communication styles and marital adjustment among married secondary school teachers (QCSMAASST) were used for data collection with reliability index of 0.75. Chip-square was used to analyze the hypotheses. The result of the chip-square shown that there is significant difference in communication styles and marital adjustment of married secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. Besides, there is no significance difference in the communication styles of married secondary school teachers based on gender. Based on the findings, recommendations were made these include, couples should use effective communication styles when communicating with each other. This could lead to mutual understanding and prevent marriage conflicts.