%0 Journal Article
%T Education, Male Child and Childlessness as Predictors of Spouse Abuse Among Rural and Urban Igbo-Nigerian Women
%A Nkwam C. Uwaoma
%A Agnes Osita-Njoku
%A Ann U. Madukwe
%J Canadian Social Science
%D 2012
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/2316
%X This research work investigated education, male child and childlessness as predictors of spouse abuse among Ibowomen living in the rural and urban areas in Nigeria. The purposive sampling was used to select 331 married women, with age range of 22-66, and all living in Imo state. The spouse rape inventory (Sri) developed by Uwaoma, Udeagha and Madukwe, (2011) was used to collect data. The multiple regression analysis of the SPSS II version 15 was used to analyze data. The researchers found education and residential area as significant predictors while male child and childlessness were not significant predictors of spouse abuse. The discussion highlighted the role of education in equipping women with the knowledge of their sexual rights and skills on how to cope with marriage based problems especially when they live in the rural areas. Key words: Education; Abuse; Spouse Abuse; Male Child; Childlessness R¨¦sum¨¦ Ce travail de recherche a ¨¦tudi¨¦ l¡¯¨¦ducation, les enfants de sexe masculin et l¡¯inf¨¦condit¨¦ comme des pr¨¦dicteurs de violence conjugale chez les Ibo-femmes vivant dans les zones rurales et urbaines au Nigeria. L¡¯¨¦chantillonnage raisonn¨¦ a ¨¦t¨¦ utilis¨¦ pour s¨¦lectionner 331 femmes mari¨¦es, avec la gamme d¡¯age des 22-66, et tous vivent dans l¡¯¨¦tat d¡¯Imo. L¡¯inventaire viol conjoint (Sri) d¨¦velopp¨¦ par Uwaoma, Udeagha et Madukwe, (2011) a ¨¦t¨¦ utilis¨¦ pour recueillir des donn¨¦es. L¡¯analyse de r¨¦gression multiple de la version SPSS II 15 a ¨¦t¨¦ utilis¨¦ pour analyser les donn¨¦es. Les chercheurs ont constat¨¦ domaine de l¡¯¨¦ducation et r¨¦sidentiel des pr¨¦dicteurs significatifs tout enfant de sexe masculin et l¡¯inf¨¦condit¨¦ sont pas des pr¨¦dicteurs significatifs de violence conjugale. La discussion a soulign¨¦ le r le de l¡¯¨¦ducation ¨¤ ¨¦quiper les femmes de la connaissance de leurs droits sexuels et des comp¨¦tences sur la fa on de faire face ¨¤ des probl¨¨mes de mariage ¨¤ base surtout quand ils vivent dans les zones rurales. Mots cl¨¦s: Education; Violence; Violence conjugale; Enfant de sexe male; Inf¨¦condit¨¦
%K Education
%K Abuse
%K Spouse Abuse
%K Male Child
%K Childlessness
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