CONTEMPORARY JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

Domestic violence has been widely regarded as a major social problem that affects the health and well-being of numerous people worldwide. Given this, the current study investigated the impact of personality traits and religion orientation among married female public servants in Maisauri community, Kokona Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. A crosssectional survey research design was used to select a sample of eighty-three (83) married female participants for the study. Data was collected using self administered questionnaires consisting of socio demographic questions, the ten-item personality inventory(á = .82), Short Form Composite Abuse Scale (á = .77)and Religious Orientation Scale (á = .802). The hypotheses formulated were tested using a regression analysis. On one hand, result showed that personality traits had a significant joint influence(R2 = .483; F (5, 77) = 10.824; p<.000) on domestic violence; and observation of coefficient of determination shows that personality traits accounted for just 48.3% of the total variance observed in domestic violence. Religious orientation have significant influence on domestic violence [F(2, 80) = 5.984, R2 = .037, p < 0.01]. In the light of the study outcomes, the study therefore, recommends that mental health professionals offering counseling services to couples should always screen for personality traits as this will aid in their provision of effective targeted interventions for couples in violence-plagued unions.

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