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<article-title>So Near Yet So Far: Influence of Spousal Communication on Marriage and Perceived Causes of Divorce</article-title>
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<author>Masrur A. Khan</author>

<aff>Riphah International University, Pakistan</aff>

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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>In our social life, marriage is the most esteemed and enduring of all interpersonal relations. Though the
majority of married couples enjoy matrimonial life for years, particularly young couples, and marriage
is hypothesized as a single problem solving relationship. But despite of the fact, the uprising divorce
rate has become an alarming dilemma of the modern society as the separation in relations is painful and
can lead to severe risk of health hazard among divorced female partners in particular. The present study
focused on two major objectives, first the influence of spousal communication on marital stability
through a research-design instrument based on interpersonal attractive theory. Secondly, it examined
the perceived causes of divorce in terms of long-term marriages, relative marital satisfaction,
demographic, marital and health questions. The reliability of the instrument was determined through
Alpha Cronbatch and it was administered to randomly select married adults of Islamabad, capital city of
Pakistan. The t-test, and ANOVA were applied to analyze the influence of spousal communication
patterns, personal appearance, proximity, similarity and complementarity. Findings supported the
theory of attraction and that lack of effective interpersonal communication is the nuisance to marital
stability. It was also evident that the marital stability differs among spouses on the basis of gender and
length of their marriage life. Finally, spousal communication which meets these conditions is effective,
and as such can influence the development of participants of the process of interaction. These results
suggest that healthy communication environment serves as a perceptual filter through which both
husband and wife evaluate their behavior and enjoy a cheerful life.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Spousal communication, Theory of attraction, Marital stability. </p>
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