Domestic Violence and Psychosocial Development of Children in Rukungiri Municipality Uganda.
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2024
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Kabale University
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The study assessed the relationship between domestic violence and the psychosocial development of Children in Rukungiri Municipality, Rukungiri district. The objectives of the study were: to establish the relationship between verbal violence and the psychosocial development of children in Rukungiri Municipality; to examine the relationship between physical violence and the psychosocial development of children in Rukungiri Municipality; and, to establish the relationship between emotional violence and the emotional development of children in Rukungiri municipality, Rukungiri district. The researcher employed a cross-sectional study design adopting both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Data were gathered from 203 participants in the study using a combination of questionnaires and interview guides. The results of the study showed that verbal aggression and children's psychosocial development in Rukungiri Municipality had a positive, strong, and significant association at (r =.762**, P=0.00 <0.01). From the interviews on what different types of domestic violence affected the psychosocial development of children, it was revealed that physical violence, emotional or psychological abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, financial abuse, witnessing violence, isolation, and social control, stalking and harassment and cultural or religious abuse were the types of domestic violence that affected the psychosocial development of children and these effects of domestic violence on children could vary depending on factors such as the severity, duration, and frequency of the abuse, as well as the availability of support and intervention services. The results of the study showed that physical violence and children's psychosocial development in Rukungiri Municipality had a positive, strong, and significant association at (r =.604**, P = 0.002 <0.01). The results of the study showed that emotional violence and children's psychosocial development in Rukungiri Municipality had a positive, strong, and significant association at (r =.722**, P=0.005 <0.01). The study recommended that community-wide campaigns should be launched to inform people about the connections between drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence. By informing people about the detrimental effects of substance abuse on family dynamics and stressing the value of getting help for addiction issues, we can lessen the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse in families. In the same regard, parenting support programs that offer information and tools to help parents become skilled caregivers and manage their stress and frustration should be put in place.
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Domestic Violence, Psychosocial Development, Children, Rukungiri Municipality Uganda
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Nyakahoza, Jackline (2024). Domestic Violence and Psychosocial Development of Children in Rukungiri Municipality Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University.