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 <.05]. Furthermore, the third hypothesis which stated that educational attainment will contribute significantly to marital distress was also confirmed [F (1, 245) = 44.18, P < .001]. However, there was no significant interaction effect among the variables. The practical implication of the results was duly discussed and effective recommendations were put forward
