Economic Recession and Family Stability in Abia Central Senatorial Zone, South Eastern Nigeria

The economic recession that bedeviled Nigeria is worth studying. The empirical approach adopted here has helped to reveal the impacts of economic recession on family stability. We have established some negative impacts of economic recession from the views of some respondents. In summary, the current study, utilizes the family stress theory to understand the relationship between economic recession and family instability. The theory allowed for a deeper understanding of the changes in the families caused by stressors. This study revealed that economic recession leads to conflict in the family, child maltreatment, domestic violence, criminal behaviors and decrease in fertility behaviors. From these findings, it is therefore concluded that economic recession in Nigeria put pressure on families and disrupts the entire family equilibrium. It is thus recommended that an urgent intervention be made to save families. The government should intensify efforts to provide jobs and improve the living standard of people in Abia Central Senatorial Zone, Abia State Nigeria. There is the need for a palliative measure to cushion the immediate effect of the economic crunch on the families. Government should come up with robust economic plans. The government should have a formidable economic team and clear cut policy direction. There should be a diversification ofthe structural base of the economy away from oil.