Factors predicting domestic violence among Thai Muslim married couples in Pattani province

Abstract

This study examined factors predicting domestic violence among Thai Muslim married couples in Pattani province and created a prediction equation for domestic violence. The data were collected from 1,536 subjects who were selected using multi stage sampling and data were analyzed using the R program to calculate Pearson's product moment correlation coefficients and multiple linear correlation coefficients. The results of the study revealed five predictors of domestic violence among Thai Muslim married couples in Pattani Province with predictability at a significance level of .001. Three predictors were found to have positive relationships with domestic violence: strict upbringing (X1), violent behavior in childhood (X6), and females' inferior status (X7) while severe punishment in childhood (X4) and the emphasis on male dominance (X8) had negative relationships with domestic violence and their prediction efficiency was 87.5 percent (R2 = 0.875, p < .001). Females' inferior status (X7) had the highest level of relationship, and severe punishment in childhood (X4) was the lowest.