TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Approval ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
List of Tables x
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 9
Research Questions 12
Research Hypotheses 14
Purpose of the Study 15
Significance of the Study 15
Scope of the Study 17
Operational Definition of Terms 18
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Preamble 20
Concept of Adolescent 22
History and Concept of Sexual Abuse 28
Factors Responsible for Perpetration of Sexual Abuse 35
Effect of Sexual Abuse 42
Management of Sexual Abuse 52
Summary of the Review of Literature 67
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
Preamble 69
Research Design 69
Sample and Sampling Procedure/Technique 70
Instrumentation 71
Psychometric Property of the Instrument 73
Reliability of the Instrument 74
Procedure for Data Administration and Collection 75
Method of Data Analysis 77
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULTS
Preamble 78
Demographic Data 78
Hypotheses Testing 85
Summary of Findings 89
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Preamble 91
Discussion 92
Conclusion 97
Recommendation 99
Suggestions for Further Research 102
References 104
Appendix 108
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Distribution of Respondents by Gender 78
Table 2: Distribution of Respondents by Religion 79
Table 3: Distribution of Respondents by Study Level 80
Table 4: Distribution of Respondents by Study Level 80
Table 5: Item ranking of responses on factors
responsible for sexual abuse 82
Table 6: Respondents Perception According to the
Factor 84
Table 7: Mean Standard Deviations and t-values of
Respondents expression of the Factors
Responsible for Sexual Abuse on the basis
of Gender 85
Table 8: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-values of
Respondents expression of the factors
Responsible for Sexual Abuse on the Basis of
Religion 86
Table 9: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Comparing
Responses on the basis of Class Level 87
Table 10: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Comparing
Responses on the basis of age 88
ABSTRACT
Sexual abuse, which may take different forms, has become a major factor causing multiple problems ranging from social, physical, emotional to health related conditions. Many victims have died in the process while others had developed impaired social relationship. Upon this backdrop, this study investigated the factors responsible for sexual abuse as expressed by students of Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting the 300 respondents that participated in the study. The instrument used to gather information for the study was a questionnaire tagged “Factors Responsible for Sexual Abuse Questionnaire (FRSAQ)”. It consisted of two sections. (A and B) Section A contains items on personal information of respondents while Section B has 20 items on factors responsible for sexual Abuse. Four null hypotheses were formulated for the study while the data collected were analysed using frequency counts percentages, test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistics, all hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results obtained revealed that sexual abuse occurs because of indiscriminate view of pornographic video and print materials. Indecent dressing is the highest categorized factor that causes sexual abuse. Out of the four hypotheses only one was rejected; thus, gender, religion and age did not influence the expression of the respondents. However, students from different levels are significantly different in their expression. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that emphasis should be placed on sex education. Also, various agencies professional bodies, civil society organizations, religions groups and government should actively participate in the campaign against sexual abuse. Counsellors, especially, should also be fully engaged in the strategies to eradicate sexual abuse.
