Abstract: The Family Life Cycle comprises those emotional and intellectual stages through which members of a family pass, from childhood to the years of retirement. Marital satisfaction is the enjoyment and contentment that couples feel from the love and support they give each other, despite the disappointments and difficulties of life. This study assessed the Relationship between Family Life Cycle and Marital Satisfaction, among Married Individuals in Guadalupe Parish, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. The study that formed the basis for this article was guided by Family System Theory as the theoretical framework. Quantitative Research Method was used. Multi-stage Sample Techniques were employed to select 351 participants.......
Keywords: Family System, Family Life Cycle, Married Individuals, Couples, Marital Satisfaction, An Inverted V shaped
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