Association Between Domestic Violence and Depression Amongst Students In Selected Public Mixed-Day Secondary Schools In Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
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2023-10
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School of Applied Human Sciences, Daystar University
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The study sought to establish the association between domestic violence (DV) and depression among students in selected public mixed-day secondary schools in Juja Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya. The study’s objectives were to determine the forms of DV experienced by students; establish the prevalence of depression amongst students; determine the association between DV and depression among students; and evaluate the coping mechanisms adopted by students affected by DV. The family systems theory and the social learning theory anchored the study. The target population consisted of all students in public mixed-day secondary schools in Juja Sub-county. Five public mixed-day secondary schools were sampled out of the total eight schools, and 95 students were selected. The study found that all four forms of DV (physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, and economic abuse) under study were experienced by the respondents. The most prevalent form of DV was emotional abuse at 38.2 percent, followed by physical abuse at 26.7 percent. It also established a strong association between DV and depression among the study population. Respondents who experienced emotional violence “often” and “almost always” had a higher score on the BDI scale (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient between the BDI scores and DV was 0.93. A relatively strong correlation was found since the significance of the correlation was also observed in the ANOVA with a p-value of 0.01. The study showed that various coping strategies adopted by respondents contributed immensely to handling the negative effects of DV. It (study) concludes that depression among students in public mixed-day secondary schools in Juja Sub- County is significantly associated with DV. The study recommends psychological support programs, facilitated by various shareholders such as the government, school management, and social workers, for students who have experienced DV.
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Mule, W., (2023, Thesis).Association Between Domestic Violence and Depression Amongst Students In Selected Public Mixed-Day Secondary Schools In Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya. School of Applied Human Sciences, Daystar University