An Investigation into the Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence in Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality of Ghana
Table 4.
Correlations between perception of DV and Age
|
| Variables |
Age of Respondents |
|
|
| Assault in a relationship or marriage as part and parcel of marriage. |
Pearson Correlation |
0.921** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
0.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
| Sexual abuse in marriage/relationship not seen as violence. |
Pearson Correlation |
0.903** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
| Payment of bride price guarantees men the authority to control the woman. |
Pearson Correlation |
0.917** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
| Sanctioning women for being insolent in marriage/relationship. |
Pearson Correlation |
0.930** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
| Sanctioning women for not keeping relationship/marital issues secret within bounds. |
Pearson Correlation |
0.931** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
| Violence as a means to solve marital/relationship problems |
Pearson Correlation |
0.912** |
|
|
| Sig. (2-tailed) |
.000 |
|
|
| N |
340 |
|
|
|
Source: Field data (2014)
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