The Impact of Family Violence, Neglect and Support on Psychosocial Well-being of People Living with Disabilities in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the impact of family violence, neglect and support on psychosocial well-being of people living with disabilities in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted the descriptive survey design, using a sample of 250 people living with disabilities randomly selected from five local government areas of Ibadan metropolis. Three validated instruments used for the study were author constructed questionnaires with 0.85, 0.81 and 0.73 reliability co-efficient respectively. The questionnaires were used to collect the requisite data. The data was analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics. Results obtained showed that there was significant impact of family violence on psychosocial well-being of people living with disabilities (F = 4.73, df = ²⁰/250, P< 0.05); there was also significant impact of family neglect on psychosocial well-being of people living with disabilities (F = 8.32, df = ²⁰/250, P< 0.05); and there was significant impact of family support on psychosocial well-being of people living with disabilities (F = 10.42, df = ¹⁵/248, P<0.05). Based on these findings, it was recommended that all possible efforts should be made by the government substantially accelerate the pace of employment for people living with disabilities. Also, the need for special support measures should be taken into consideration by the families for psychosocial well-being of their children with disabilities.

Key word: Family Violence, Family neglect, Family support, psychosocial well-being and disabilities.