The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples

This study investigated influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples. It adopted expost facto design. The independent variables are Personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction while dependent variable is domestic violence. The study was conducted in Ibadan North local government. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample 259 participants consisting of 112 males and 138 females who responded to questionnaire-Big Five Personality Inventory of Rammstedt and John(2007), Trait Emotional Intelligence of Petrides and Furnham(2006), Locke-Wallace(1959)’s Marital Adjustment Test and HITS of Kevin e tal. (1998). Mean scores, frequencies, percentages, Pearson's correlation and regression was used for analysis. The results disclosed that there was positive relationship between domestic violence, personality

[r = .24, p < .01], emotional intelligence [r = .17, p < .01] and marital satisfaction

[r = .26, p < .01]. Also, the result shows that personality significantly predicted domestic violence [t = 2.53, p < .05, β = .22].  Agreeableness personality significantly predicted domestic violence. Emotional intelligence does not significantly predict domestic violence

[t = .62 p > .05, β = .05]. Also, marital satisfaction significantly predict domestic violence

[t = 1.91, p < .05, β = .17]. There is significant difference of domestic violence in marital status [F = 2.80, p < .05] and income of the couples [F = 4.91, p < .01]. The implication of these findings in managing domestic violence and adding values to marital and family counseling was discussed.


CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION             

1.1  Introduction                   1

 1.2  Background to the study              1-9 

1.3  Statement of Problem                10-11 

  1.4  Purpose of the Study                12 

1.5  Relevance of Study                                                                                          13 

1.6  Scope of the study                                      14             


CHAPTER TWO- LITERATURE REVIEW   

2.0 introduction                  15             

2.1 Conceptual Framework                  15             

2.2 Theoretical Framework                16-28               

2.3 Empirical Review of Related Studies            29-51               

2.4 Research Hypotheses                52             

2.5 Operational Definition of Terms              53-54 


CHAPTER- THREE METHODOLOGY  

6  3.1 Research Design                    55 

3.2 Research Setting                    55 

3.3 Research Participants and Sample Size              56 

3.4 Sampling Procedure                  56 

3.5 Instruments                    57-61

 3.7 Procedure                      62 

3.8 Statistical Analysis                  62


 CHAPTER FOUR- RESULTS 4.1 Results                      63 


 CHAPTER FIVE- Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation 

5.1 Discussion                     69-71 5.2 Conclusion                    72

 5.3 Recommendations                   73-75 

5.4 Limitations of the Study                  75 

5.5 Suggestion for further study                76  

References                      77-98 

 Appendix                      99-102

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Very great.. independent & dependent variables fall in place.

I think the acknowledgment etc should’nt be on the front page. It affected the numbering. But still points are gread though literature is old.

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APA

Oguntayo, R. (2019). The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf

MLA 8th

Oguntayo, Rotimi "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples" Afribary. Afribary, 14 Aug. 2019, https://track.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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Oguntayo, Rotimi . "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples". Afribary, Afribary, 14 Aug. 2019. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf >.

Chicago

Oguntayo, Rotimi . "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples" Afribary (2019). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf