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| Covid-19 Pandemic, Socio-Economic Status And Anxiety As Correlates Of Domestic Violence Among Married Couples In Oyo Town, Oyo State |
YUSUF ADAMS OYETUNJI
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Abstract:
Domestic violence among married individual is a variable that has been researched on over time. Despite this, factors that really influence the above variable have not reached agreement among researchers. In order to clarify some of these concerns, this study, which adopted a descriptive survey, was designed to investigate the effects of COVID-19, socio-economic status and anxiety on domestic violence among married individual in Oyo town, Oyo State. Three hundred participants were chosen from the selected organizations through accidental sampling. Their ages ranged between 25 and 55 with mean of 33.14 years (SD= 7.11). Three research questions were tested using multiple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. A structured questionnaire consisting of demographic section, and measures COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and socio-economic status) was used to collect data. The findings revealed that there was significant positive relationships between socio-economic status (r = 0.510, p < 0.05); anxiety (r = 0.212, p < 0.05); COVID-19 (r = 0.425, p < 0.05) and domestic violence among the participants. The three variables jointly accounted for 83.1% variance in predicting domestic violence among the married individual. The independent variables made positive relative contribution to domestic violence in the following order: socio-economic status (? = 0.410, t = 5.537, p < 0.05) followed by COVID-19 (? = 0.229, t = 4.561; p < 0.05), Anxiety (? = 0.136, t = 2.578; p < 0.05) had relative contribution to domestic violence of the married individual. Based on this, Comprehensive and extensive premarital counselling should be given to intending couples on how to manage their marital relationship. Youths should be encouraged and taught to detest and not imitate brutish treatment of their spouse. Young couples planning to get married should be guided on how to avoid violence in their marriage. There should be a wide range of public enlightenment through the mass media on the negative effects of domestic violence against women, especially wife battery.
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