Department of Psychology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Mil Psychol. 2023 May-Jun;35(3):215-222. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2104587. Epub 2022 Aug 5.
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 (β = 0.027; p > .05; β = 0.052; p > .05) and accounted for an insignificant R increase of 0.01% and 0.08%, respectively. The practical implications of findings for intervention and future studies were discussed.
本研究考察了财务压力对尼日利亚军人配偶遭受的亲密伴侣暴力（身体和心理）的影响，并探讨了就业状况的调节作用。研究数据通过使用具有适当心理测量特性的标准化量表组成的结构化问卷收集。横断面调查的参与者是经过精心挑选的，包括来自尼日利亚西南部的 284 名军人配偶。结果表明，高财务压力和低财务压力组在身体暴力[ t (282) = 6.775; p <.05]和心理暴力[ t (282) = 8.388; p <.05]方面的报告水平存在显著差异。就业状况并没有调节财务压力对亲密伴侣暴力两个维度的影响（β= 0.027; p >.05; β= 0.052; p >.05），分别只解释了 0.01%和 0.08%的 R 方增加量，这一结果可以忽略不计。研究结果对干预和未来研究的实际意义进行了讨论。
