ABSTRACT

This study examines the influence of financial strain on intimate partner violence (physical and psychological) experienced by wives of military personnel in Nigeria. The moderating role of employment status was also sought. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire made up of standardized scales with appropriate psychometric properties. Participants of the cross-sectional survey were purposively sampled and comprised 284 female spouses of military personnel in South-Western Nigerian. Results indicated a significant difference in the level of physical [t(282) = 6.775; p < .05] and psychological violence [t(282) = 8.388; p < .05] reported by participants with high and low financial strain. Employment status did not moderate the influence of financial strain on both dimensions of intimate partner violence (β₁ = 0.027; p > .05; β₂ = 0.052; p > .05) and accounted for an insignificant R² increase of 0.01% and 0.08%, respectively. The practical implications of findings for intervention and future studies were discussed.

摘要

本研究探讨了经济压力对尼日利亚军人妻子遭受的亲密伴侣暴力（身体和心理）的影响。还寻求就业状况的调节作用。使用结构化问卷收集数据，该问卷由具有适当心理测量特性的标准化量表组成。横断面调查的参与者是有目的地抽样的，其中包括尼日利亚西南部军人的 284 名女性配偶。结果表明体能水平存在显着差异[t(282) = 6.775；p < .05] 和心理暴力 [t(282) = 8.388；p < .05] 由财务压力高低的参与者报告。就业状况并没有减轻财务压力对亲密伴侣暴力两个维度的影响（β ₁  = 0.027；p > .05；β ₂  = 0.052；p > .05），并且导致 R ²增加 0.01%，且不显着。分别为 0.08%。讨论了研究结果对干预和未来研究的实际影响。