Influence of Stress Related Factors on the Occurrence of Physical Violence among Relational Couples…

4.1 Correlation between stress related factors and Physical violence

Table 3: Correlation matrix

Upon the test of the relationship between the stress related factors and occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County using a Karl Pearson Correlation test at 5% levels of significance, the resultant correlation coefficient was 0.819 with a p-value being 0.000 which is less than 0.05. This informed the rejection of the null hypothesis “There is no significant influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County” therefore accepting the alternative hypothesis “There is a significant influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County.” This implies that there is a strong influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples that is significant at 5 % levels of significance.

4.2 Chi-Square Analysis between stress related factors and Physical violence

The researcher performed a Chi-Square test at 5% levels of significance as a confirmatory test to test the influence of stress related factors on occurrence of physical violence among relational couples.The Chi-Square wasfit for the study variables since the response rates was arranged in an ordinal scale of five categories as per the 5 likert scale measures enabling cross-tabulation with the determiner being the stress related factors in the row and the dependent variable being occurrence of physical violence in the column. The Chi-Square results is indicated in Table 4 a. Dependent Variable: Occurrence of Physical violence b. Predictors: (Constant), Stress related factors

Table 4: Chi-Square Result.

The researcher tested on the effect stress related factors on the occurrence of occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County using a Pearson Chi-Square test at 5% levels of significance that yielded χ2(16, n = 52) =30.672, p=0.011 <0.05. This informed the rejection of the null hypothesis “There is no significant influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County” thus accepting the alternative hypothesis “There is a significant influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples in Nakuru County.” This implies that there is an influence of stress related factors on the occurrence of physical violence among relational couples that is significant at 5 % levels of significance.

V. SUMMARY

The study established that most of the marriages for the victims of physical violence were undergoing stress related to unfaithfulness. It was evident that most of the marriages for the victims of physical violence were having intimacy problems. It was evident that most of the marriages for the victims of physical violence were undergoing financial strains. Most of the marriages for the victims of physical violence did not have a history of childhood assault. The marriages for the victims of physical violence were undergoing depression as well as work-related stress and burnout. It was evident that there are no adequate stress management measures. However, only a few of the families hadstress caused by children