Influence of Parental Domestic Violence on Social Adjustment and Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Asaba Urban, Delta State
Fasasi Lukman and Oghenejode Mary Ann C.
*1&2Department of Counselling Psychology (FCET), Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Email: fasasilukman100@gmail.com & mayjode743@gmail.com
Abstract
The study examined the Influence of Parental Domestic Violence and Social Adjustment on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Asaba Urban. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Three objectives and three research questions were raised. The population of this study involved all the entire SS II students both male and female in the nine (9) public senior secondary schools within the Asaba Urban, Simple random sampling techniques were used to select 30 SS II students across the 6 selected public senior secondary schools making one hundred and eighty-(180) sample size. Self-Developed Questionnaires were used to collect the data these included Parental Domestic Violence Scale (PDVS) and Social Adjustment Scale (SAS), Preformat was used to collect the SS II Mock result of English Language. Two experts validated the scales for both face and content validity. The reliability of the instruments was determined through the split-half method, subjected to Cronbach alpha level coefficient of 0.88 and 0.78 obtained respectively. Frequency Count and Percentage were used to analyse the demographic data and the research question three, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient (PPMC) were used to answers research questions 1 and 2. The findings of this study revealed that the level of parental domestic violence was high. The level of Social Adjustment and Academic Performance were both low. The following recommendations were made; School Counsellor, psychologist, and administrators should intensity efforts at initiating programme that could increase social adjustment of students who exposed to parental domestic violence. Parents and guardian should desist from having domestic violence and make sure that every marital challenging issue is resolved amicably.
Keywords
Domestic Violence, Social Adjustment, Academic Performance
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