Self-Management As A Correlate Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Couples In South East, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between self-management and intimate partner violence among married couples in South East, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The design for this study was correlational survey. Population of the study comprised 2,586 registered married couples having intimate partner violence in South East, Nigeria. A sample of 254 registered married couples having intimate partner violence was drawn from the population using Multi-stage sampling procedure. The instruments used for data collection were Questionnaire titled: Self-Management Questionnaire (SMQ); and Intimate Partner Violence among Married Couples’ Questionnaire (IPVMCQ). The instruments were validated by three experts and the reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alpha Statistics, which yielded indices of 0.82 and 0.86 respectively. In analyzing the data, linear regression was used to answer the research questions and t-test associated with linear regression was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 significant level. The findings revealed that, there was a very low and positive relationship between self-management and intimate partner violence among married couples (R = 0.18). There was no significant relationship between self-management and intimate partner violence among married couples (t = 1.84; p = 0.87). Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that, married couples should work hard on their emotions to reduce and manage intimate partner violence among them through self-management.