Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Abstract

Relationship between Psychological Wellbeing and Domestic Violence among Adolescents Home Caregivers and Non-Home Caregivers in Nigeria

Udeze Nwanneka Cynthia, Chukwudum AN, Chukwuma FA, Arinze OC and Chukwukeluo CB

The study examined the relationship between psychological wellbeing and domestic violence among adolescent’s home caregivers and non-home caregivers in Onitsha North and South L.G.A of Anambra State. In this correlational study which utilized random sampling techniques, adolescents from four different schools both primary and secondary schools comprising of 100 home caregivers and 100 non-home caregivers age ranging from 18 and above were interviewed using standardized measures of psychological wellbeing and domestic violence questionnaire. Results from correlational and independent sample T-test analysis indicated that there is a significant relationship between psychological wellbeing and domestic violence among adolescent’s home caregivers and nonadolescent’s home caregivers with mean=184.1, STD=9.26 and r=0.000 and also there is a significant difference on the level of psychological wellbeing and domestic violence between the adolescent home caregivers and non-home caregivers f=7.74, T=22.6, df=198, sig=0.000. The findings indicated that majority of adolescents have been exposed to domestic violence. We concluded that domestic violence and psychological wellbeing is a two side coin which terribly affect adolescence period often know as critical period. The study will help to determine whether an adolescent will transcend to either a sound adulthood or on the contrary the opposite. The study therefore recommends that state of emergency should be declared on domestic violence especially among adolescent’s home caregivers by the government and other agencies if sound psychological wellbeing should be achieved.