Abstract:
This study assessed the perceived impact of premarital counselling on
marital communication among Christian couples in the Presbyterian Church in the
Kumasi Metropolis. The research design was descriptive research design. Out of an
accessible population of 640 married people, purposive sampling was used to select
196 married people as respondents. The study used close-ended questionnaire on
four-point Likert -type scale to collect the data. Data analysis was done using Mean,
Standard Deviation, Spearman Rank Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression.
The results showed that majority of married couples perceived that premarital
counselling is an effective exercise in the Presbyterian church of Ghana in the
Kumasi Metropolis. A good number of the participants believed that premarital
counselling is vital to the success of marriage. It also indicated a significant and
positive relationship between premarital counselling and communication in
marriages. Also, the study revealed that premarital counselling has a positive
influence on marital communication as it provides an avenue for couples to
accommodate each other in communication whenever they marry and it is vital to
ensure the success of marriage. The study recommended that every effort must be
made for premarital sessions to be led by people who are well vested in marital
issues and not elders and people who are perceived to be having good marriage
lives.
