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Chauvinism, Marital Obligation, and Traditional Social Orientation as Predictors of Spousal Domestic Violence in Ohaukwu L.G.A, Ebonyi State
Abstract
This study investigated chauvinism, marital obligation, and traditional social orientation as
predictors of spousal domestic violence in Ohaukwu LGA. Participants were 215 married
couples conveniently drawn from different communities in Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State,
Nigeria. They were made up of 115 (53.5%) males and 101 (46.5%) females, with the age range
of 26-60 (M = 33.48, SD = 7.30). Four instruments were used to measure the constructs in this
study, namely: Male Chauvinism Scale, Domestic Violence Questionnaire, Relationship
Commitment Scale, and The General Causality Orientation Scale. Data was analysed using the
stepwise multiple regression analyses in SPSS® 26. Results of the study showed that chauvinism
(β = .060, p< .001) was a significant predictor of spousal domestic violence among couple in
Ohaukwu LGA. Marital Obligation (β = -.305, p< .01) was a negative significant predictor of
spousal domestic violence among couple in Ohaukwu LGA. Traditional social orientation (β =
.088, p< .001) was not a significant predictor of spousal domestic violence among couple in
Ohaukwu LGA. One practical implication of the finding is that both chauvinism and marital
obligation among couples have been found to be potential factors that explain spousal domestic
violence in Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study is limited by choice of involving
only one study area. It is recommended that further studies interested in same variable may
consider adopting mixed method in order to gain more understanding of the links between the
IVs and the DV.
