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
Oguntayo, R. (2019). The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf
Oguntayo, Rotimi "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples" Afribary. Afribary, 14 Aug. 2019, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.
Oguntayo, Rotimi . "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples". Afribary, Afribary, 14 Aug. 2019. Web. 31 Aug. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf >.
Oguntayo, Rotimi . "The influence of personality, emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction on domestic violence among couples" Afribary (2019). Accessed August 31, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/domestic-violencepdf