Behavioural Communication as Correlate of Domestic Violence among Male Teachers in Ibadan Metropolis

Abstract

Domestic violence has continued to be a societal menace leading to 
the loss of lives. However, men are rarely in the positions where they 
are victims of domestic violence. Male teachers in the five local 
government areas of Ibadan North, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, 
and Southwest were the population for the study. The study employed 
a self-constructed questionnaire (0.82 level of significance) to source 
data from 700 respondents, out of which 568 copies of the 
questionnaire were found valid for analysis. The study used descriptive 
statistics to analyse the data collected. The findings revealed that 
there were high levels of aggressive (48.8%), passive-aggressive 
(42%) behaviours, and exposure to domestic violence (66.5%). There 
were also low levels of passive (57.2%) and assertive (69.7%) 
behaviours. Significant relationships existed between behavioural 
communication and domestic violence (.286, P <.05). Behavioural 
communication was a correlate of domestic violence among male 
teachers in Ibadan Metropolis. It is recommended that issues of 
domestic violence should be attended to with urgency, and a policy 
should be put in place to curtail its rapid growth.