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

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.