IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v7y2023i6p731-738.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Effects of Financial Management Contributing to Strained Relationships among Married Couples in Kipchebor Ward

Author

Listed:
  • Joseph Kabatha Ngugi

    (Student Affairs Department, University of Kabianga Po Box 2030-20200 Kericho, Kenya)

  • Clement C. Cheruiyot, Ed. S

    (Student Affairs Department, University of Kabianga Po Box 2030-20200 Kericho, Kenya)

  • Dr. Gladys Mutai Bett

    (Student Affairs Department, University of Kabianga Po Box 2030-20200 Kericho, Kenya)

Abstract

Strained relationship among married couples has been a topic of interest worldwide. Studies have shown that family values, collective decision making and the right parenting style, promote harmony among married couple. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of financial management that contribute to strained relationships among married couples in Kipchebor Ward. The target population was 16,520. The sample size was calculated using Taro Yamane formula and established 391. The researcher sampled 126 respondents due to the complexity of finding high numbers of divorced, widowed, or separated respondents. The researcher conducted a pilot test at Fort Ternan, for reliability. The sampling procedure included the provision of questionnaires and utilized interviews to establish a qualitative study. The respondents were identified through simple random sampling and purposive sampling. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. The qualitative data was summarized into themes in line with the study objectives and thematic analysis done. The research established a relationship between financial factors and strained relationship among married couple. The research recommended the review of pre-marital counseling curriculum. Creation of post marital counseling. Couples seminars in churches to be handled by professionals. Churches to encourage both young and older couples to undertake basic counseling course, to boost self-awareness. The outcome of the study was expected to benefit churches and community organizations.

Suggested Citation

  • Joseph Kabatha Ngugi & Clement C. Cheruiyot, Ed. S & Dr. Gladys Mutai Bett, 2023. "Effects of Financial Management Contributing to Strained Relationships among Married Couples in Kipchebor Ward," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(6), pages 731-738, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:6:p:731-738
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-7-issue-6/731-738.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/effects-of-financial-management-contributing-to-strained-relationships-among-married-couples-in-kipchebor-ward/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Hanson, Thomas A. & Olson, Peter M., 2018. "Financial literacy and family communication patterns," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 19(C), pages 64-71.
    2. Irmak Erdogan & Emanuela Rondi & Alfredo De Massis, 2020. "Managing the Tradition and Innovation Paradox in Family Firms: A Family Imprinting Perspective," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 44(1), pages 20-54, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Rovelli, Paola & Benedetti, Carlotta & Fronzetti Colladon, Andrea & De Massis, Alfredo, 2022. "As long as you talk about me: The importance of family firm brands and the contingent role of family-firm identity," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 692-700.
    2. Joana Elisa Maldonado & Kristof De Witte & Koen Declercq, 2022. "The effects of parental involvement in homework: two randomised controlled trials in financial education," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 62(3), pages 1439-1464, March.
    3. Vitor Leone & Piers Thompson, 2024. "Financial literacy and advice perceptions among UK higher education students: an ethnicity tale?," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 22(2), pages 709-781, June.
    4. Joana Costa, 2022. "Internationalization Strategies at a Crossroads: Family Business Market Diffusion in the Post-COVID Era," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-24, July.
    5. Villani, Elisa & Linder, Christian & Lechner, Christian & Muller, Lina, 2021. "How do non-innovative firms start innovation and build legitimacy? The case of professional service firms," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 614-625.
    6. Wirawan Endro Dwi RADIANTO & Tommy Christian EFRATA & Liliana DEWI, 2019. "Impact of Family’s Socio-Economic Context on Financial Literacy of Young Entrepreneurs," Expert Journal of Business and Management, Sprint Investify, vol. 7(2), pages 230-235.
    7. Weizhen Zhan & Zhenwu You, 2024. "Family communication patterns, self-efficacy, and adolescent online prosocial behavior: a moderated mediation model," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-11, December.
    8. Minas N. Kastanakis & Katerina Kampouri & Christian Linder & Michael Christofi & Alfredo Massis, 2025. "Linking biases and paradoxes in the family entrepreneurship context: an integrative framework for future research," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(3), pages 935-956, March.
    9. Bingbing Ge & Alfredo De Massis & Josip Kotlar, 2022. "Mining the Past: History Scripting Strategies and Competitive Advantage in a Family Business," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 46(1), pages 223-251, January.
    10. Cheng, Chen & Li, Wanrong & Liu, Guanchun & Liu, Yuanyuan, 2023. "Origin matters: Institutional imprinting and family firm innovation in China," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(C).
    11. Nargis Mohapatra & Mousumi Das & Sameer Shekhar & Rubee Singh & Shahbaz Khan & Lalit Mohan Tewari & Maria João Félix & Gilberto Santos, 2025. "Assessing the Role of Financial Literacy in FinTech Adoption by MSEs: Ensuring Sustainability Through a Fuzzy AHP Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-28, May.
    12. Rondi, Emanuela & Überbacher, Ruth & von Schlenk-Barnsdorf, Leopold & De Massis, Alfredo & Hülsbeck, Marcel, 2022. "One for all, all for one: A mutual gains perspective on HRM and innovation management practices in family firms," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 13(2).
    13. Chirico, Francesco & Ireland, R. Duane & Pittino, Daniel & Sanchez-Famoso, Valeriano, 2025. "Resource orchestration, socioemotional wealth, and radical innovation in family firms: Do multifamily ownership and generational involvement matter?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 54(1).
    14. José Ramón-Cardona & María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández & Amador Durán-Sánchez & José Álvarez-García, 2022. "Entrepreneurship, Local Fashion, Tourism Development, and the Hippie Movement: The Case of Adlib Fashion (Ibiza, Spain)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-19, March.
    15. Soumaya El Hayek Sfeir & Andreas Kallmuenzer, 2025. "The Will to Sustain Through Shocks, Wars and Crises: How the History of a Country Influences the Behaviour of the Family CEO," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 297-318, March.
    16. AL Kayid, Wejdan & Jin, Zhongqi & Priporas, Constantinos-Vasilios & Ramakrishnan, Sumeetra, 2022. "Defining family business efficacy: An exploratory study," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 713-725.
    17. Espeche, José Francisco Tragant & Sacristán-Navarro, María & Zúñiga-Vicente, José Ángel & Crespo, Nuno Fernandes, 2023. "Innovation and internationalisation during times of economic growth, crisis, and recovery prior to Covid-19: A configurational approach comparing Spanish manufacturing family and non-family firms," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 14(1).
    18. Leppäaho, Tanja & Ritala, Paavo, 2022. "Surviving the coronavirus pandemic and beyond: Unlocking family firms’ innovation potential across crises," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 13(1).
    19. Taewoo Kim & Jennifer C. Sexton & Laura E. Marler, 2023. "Innovation as a mixed gamble in family firms: the moderating effect of inter-organizational cooperation," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(4), pages 1389-1408, April.
    20. Weiwen Li & Garry D. Bruton & Xinchun Li & Shuang Wang, 2022. "Transgenerational Succession and R&D Investment: A Myopic Loss Aversion Perspective," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 46(1), pages 193-222, January.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:6:p:731-738. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.