RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG STAFF OF YUSUF MAITAMA SULE UNIVERSITY KANO

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The main purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between communication skills and marital adjustment among staff of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. Three objectives were formulated and translated to research questions and hypotheses to guide this investigation. The research design adopted for this study was a correlational design. Population of the study is nine hundred and fifty-two (952) staff of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. Two hundred and eighty-six (286) staff were purposively sampled and used for the study. The instrument used in this study is Marital Adjustment, Assertiveness, and Listening (MALEQ). Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages for demographic data and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the three (2) hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that, there is significant relationship between Communication Skills and Marital Adjustment among staff of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano Based on the findings, it was recommended that counseling units or center should be establish in Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano where staff could be taught how to be assertive in order to enhance marital adjustment.

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