A Conceptual Analysis of Correlates of Domestic Violence and Adolescent Risky Behavior

ABSTRACT: The study explores domestic violence and how it influences adolescent risky behavior.Domestic violence is a devastating social problem resulting in significant and enduring effects on children,threatening both their health and emotional well-being. The study aimed at examining the relationships betweendomestic Violence and Psychological Empowerment, Domestic Violence and Self-esteem, psychologicalEmpowerment and Self-Regulation, Self Esteem and Psychological empowerment, Self-Esteem and Selfregulation, Self-Regulation and Adolescent Risky Behavior and identify the stronger predictor of self-regulationbetween psychological empowerment and Self-esteem. Adolescent respondents who experienced domesticviolence were purposely selected and guided by teachers and administrators who had provided support to thesechildren.The questionnaire had six sections namely; personal information, the Child Exposure to DomesticViolence Scale, the Psychological empowerment scale, the Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory, and the BriefSelf-Control Scale. Data analysis employed Pearson’s product-moment correlation (r) to test hypotheses 1,2,3,4,5, and 6. Regression analysis was used for hypothesis 7.The results show a significant relationshipbetween domestic Violence and Psychological Empowerment, Domestic Violence and Self-esteem,psychological Empowerment and Self-Regulation, Self Esteem and Psychological empowerment, Self-Esteemand Self-regulation, Self-Regulation, and Adolescent Risky Behavior. The study documents that Psychologicalempowerment is a stronger predictor of self-regulation than Self-esteem.

KEYWORDS:Domestic violence, psychological empowerment, self-regulation, and Adolescent risky behavior