IJSRP, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2024 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Josephat Karanja Mungai, Dr. Jane Karimi
Abstract:
This study sought to determine how domestic Violence influences Christian couples ability to maintain stable marriages in Kenyas Nyali Sub-County, Mombasa County. Albert Banduras social learning theory served as the basis for the investigation. The study was based on descriptive and correlational research designs. 1781 married people made up the studys target population. The accessible population was 1000 respondents from four churches in Nyali sub-county, Mombasa County. The churches include St. Francis Assisi Catholic Church (350), Crossroads Fellowship (300), Nyali Baptist Church (200), and Anglican Church of Kenya (150). The couples who will participate in the study were chosen from the four chosen congregations using a proportionate and easy random sampling method. The sample size was estimated using Yamanes formula from 1967, and 286 respondents were added to the sample. The findings of the study revealed that physical abuse had a negative, statistically significant influence on marital stability (= -0.666, p=0.000).