Relationship between Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, Alcohol Consumption, and Domestic Violence among Police Officers in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria

摘要

This study investigated the relationship between occupational stress, job satisfaction, alcohol consumption, and domestic violence among police officers in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. The officers responded to four valid scales ( Police Job Satisfaction Scale, Police Stress Scale , The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and the Intimate Partner Abuse Scale). Data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Statistics. The result revealed that there was significant relationship between the three independent variables and that the independent variables significantly contributed to the prediction of domestic violence among the officers. The implications of these findings for police administrators and other stakeholders were discussed and recommendations were given.