Paranoid Ideation And Anxiety As Correlates of Domestic Violence Among Married Police Officers

Authors

  • Bernard C Chine Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
  • Chinenye F Ifedigbo Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
  • Cynthia Onyejiaka Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Keywords:

Paranoid ideation, Domestic Violence, Anxiety

Abstract

All over the world, domestic violence is an issue of optimum concern, which has been associated with a lot of factors. This paper investigated paranoid ideation and anxiety as
correlates of domestic violence among married police officers. Frustration-aggressiondisplacement
theory seems to capture the most probable explanation on the correlation between paranoid ideation, anxiety and domestic violence. A total number of 124 married
people police officers conveniently selected from Police stations in Amawbia and Awka participated in the study. Their ages ranged between 28 to 56 with the mean age of 28.94 and standard deviation of 5.28. The Symptoms Distress Checklist (SCL-90) by Derogatis, Lipman and Covi (1973), and Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) by Hertz and Sitterle (2006) were used for data collection. The result of the Pearson Moment Correlation Analysis very strongly suggested that paranoid ideation and anxiety correlated with domestic violence. The researchers recommended that psychological screening as with other health-based
screening be conducted on the intending couples before they are joined together.

Author Biographies

Bernard C Chine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

Chinenye F Ifedigbo, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

Cynthia Onyejiaka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

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Published

2018-07-16

How to Cite

Chine, B. C., Ifedigbo, C. F., & Onyejiaka, C. (2018). Paranoid Ideation And Anxiety As Correlates of Domestic Violence Among Married Police Officers. Practicum Psychologia, 6(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/PP/article/view/141

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