Sexual Abuse, Psychological Concomitants, and Accepting Attitudes towards Marital Rape in Intimate Partner Relationships in Kenya
Mkanzabi, Msilanga (2018)
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Åbo Akademi
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018112048624
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018112048624
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Objective: The aim of the thesis was to study sexual abuse in intimate partner relationships and psychological concomitants associated with it, and accepting attitudes towards marital rape, in Kenya.
Method: A questionnaire was completed by 208 respondents, 131 females and 77 males living in Kenya. The age range was between 19 and 58 years. The mean age for females was 27.4 years (SD = 6.0) and 28.2 (SD = 6.0) for males, the age difference was not significant. The questionnaire included scales for measuring victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex, victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships, psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape, and accepting attitudes towards rape in intimate relationships.
Results: Victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex correlated significantly with all the other scales in the study, and psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape correlated with victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships. Age did not correlate significantly with any of the four scales for females. For males, a significant positive correlation was found between age and psychological concomitants. Females scored significantly higher than males on victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex, victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships, and psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape. Males scored significantly higher on accepting attitudes towards rape in intimate relationships.
Conclusions: Sexual abuse and marital rape do occur in Kenya. There are more female victims than there are male ones, and both genders experience psychological concomitants even though the effects seem to occur more commonly in the case of women. Both genders have a surprisingly high acceptance in regard to attitudes towards rape, and the results show that this is especially so amongst the males. The data suggest that there is a systemic problem with sexual abuse in the country.
Method: A questionnaire was completed by 208 respondents, 131 females and 77 males living in Kenya. The age range was between 19 and 58 years. The mean age for females was 27.4 years (SD = 6.0) and 28.2 (SD = 6.0) for males, the age difference was not significant. The questionnaire included scales for measuring victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex, victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships, psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape, and accepting attitudes towards rape in intimate relationships.
Results: Victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex correlated significantly with all the other scales in the study, and psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape correlated with victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships. Age did not correlate significantly with any of the four scales for females. For males, a significant positive correlation was found between age and psychological concomitants. Females scored significantly higher than males on victimisation from aggression due to denial of sex, victimisation from sexual abuse in intimate relationships, and psychological concomitants of intimate partner rape. Males scored significantly higher on accepting attitudes towards rape in intimate relationships.
Conclusions: Sexual abuse and marital rape do occur in Kenya. There are more female victims than there are male ones, and both genders experience psychological concomitants even though the effects seem to occur more commonly in the case of women. Both genders have a surprisingly high acceptance in regard to attitudes towards rape, and the results show that this is especially so amongst the males. The data suggest that there is a systemic problem with sexual abuse in the country.