International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 222

Full Length Research Paper

Relationship between premarital counselling and marital success: Perceptions of married Christians in Ghana

Rita Holm Adzovie
  • Rita Holm Adzovie
  • Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Kyeremeh Tawiah Dabone
  • Kyeremeh Tawiah Dabone
  • Counselling Centre, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 09 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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