RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND DOMESTICVIOLENCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SAMARU METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

This paper examined the relationship between depression and domestic violence among Senior Secondary School Students in Samaru metropolis, Kaduna state, Nigeria. The study has two objectives, two research questions, and two null hypotheses. Acorrelation design was adopted. The study's focus sample consisted of 200 students—74 male and 126 female—enrolled in public senior secondary schools in the study area that had been exposed to domestic abuse cases as verified by school counselors and career