Domestic Violence among Married Couples: Psychological Distress, Personality Profiling and Psychological Well-Being as Predictors.

Oginyi, Ronald C. N. and Mbam, Ofoke S. and Nwonyi, Sampson Kelechi and Eze, Adobi Chika and Chinawa, F.Chukwuemeka (2020) Domestic Violence among Married Couples: Psychological Distress, Personality Profiling and Psychological Well-Being as Predictors. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 25 (3). pp. 27-33. ISSN 2279-0845.

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Abstract

This research investigated psychological distress, personality profiling and psychological well-being as predictors of domestic violence among married couples. The study comprised a sample of 750 Nigerian married couples within age range of 19-45 years as well as mean years of marriage of 15years. An estimated 66.8% of the volunteer participants were Christians, while 33.2% were Muslims. The sampled couples completed the psychological distress, personality profiling, psychological well-being and domestic violence scales. Results following hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that psychological well-being and personality profiling jointly and separately predicted domestic violence and psychological distress. It was observed that psychological distress positively and statistically predicted domestic violence among married couples. Suggesting that there are certain issues or factors among married couples that induced psychological distress and triggered domestic violence such as workload, level of education, level of income, parenting style, unemployment, poor social support, negative life styles among others. Also, high scores on neuroticism and extraversion may be associated with personality disorder (Mark, 2018; Dorahy, Lewis, &Wolfe, 2007). In the same vein, profile of high neuroticism and extraversion predicted risk for perpetrating or experiencing domestic violence (Shariat, &Moshei, 2017; Sefidaran, Hashencias, Moghaddando&Hosseine, 2016). Personality profiling had effect on domestic violence experience among married Nigerian couples.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2020 13:31
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2020 13:31
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2606

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