The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Fed... more The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, to find out the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviours of secondary school adolescent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria and to find out difference in the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviour on the basis of gender in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The design adopted in this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all senior secondary school students in 2020/2021 academic session in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 381 students. The instrument for data collection is Students' Sex Education Questionnaire (SSEQ). The SSEQ is a 33-item instrument designed along a modified 4-point Likert-type scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the test-retest method of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.78 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and t-test. Findings showed that some factors such as religious practices, culture, shy to discuss sex are challenges to challenges of sex education in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was recommended that more awareness should be created to tackle the challenges of sex education in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This can be done through internet and increasing the reading habits of parents.
This study investigated the gender differences on teachers’ Attitude towards creative students of... more This study investigated the gender differences on teachers’ Attitude towards creative students of senior secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The study aims to find out the gender differences in teachers’ attitude toward creative students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample of 381 respondents from a population of 70,162 senior secondary school students was used. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Students Creativity Performance Questionnaire (SCPQ) and Teachers’ Creativity Attitude Questionnaire (TCAQ) was used for data collection. The TCAQ and SCPQ is a 28-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were test...
The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implica... more The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implications for Counselling. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with one form or the other of marital conflict in Benue State. The study aims to find the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State, the difference between male and female spouses as regards consequences of marital conflicts in Benue State, the consequences of marital conflicts among spouses of years of marital experiences. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three Local Government Areas. The population was unknown. But a sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Consequences of Marital Conflict Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest techniq...
The study investigated the factors and consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Rivers S... more The study investigated the factors and consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Rivers State. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with marital conflicts in Rivers State. This study adopted a descriptive survey Design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three L.G.As. The population was unknown. A sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. Six research questions and six hypotheses were used. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The face validity of the instrument was determined by experts in the field. Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which stood at 0.85 index value. Data collected were analyzed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that: there were different factors responsible for marital conflict which include; childlessness, infidelity, failed roles and expectations and lack of financial stability. The consequences include: psychological trauma. It was concluded that there are incidences of marital conflict in the study area. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that spouses should endeavour to resolve their differences critically without the third party.
This study investigated the impact of social support on Students' Academic Achievement in Senior ... more This study investigated the impact of social support on Students' Academic Achievement in Senior Secondary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The research design for the study was descriptive survey. The population of the study was 24,430 senior secondary school students as at 2018/2019 academic session. A sample of 377 respondents were selected for this study using proportionate sampling procedure because population is composed of several subgroups that are vastly different in number. The instrument for data collection was the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) which was adapted from Social Support Scale for Healthy Behaviours of Demaray & Malecki (2002). The SSQ is a 40-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in Measurement and Evaluation in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to test for the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the split-half method (odd and even numbered items) of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.85 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and regression statistics. The findings showed that parents, teachers, classmates and friends provide support to students; social support significantly influenced students' academic achievement. It was recommended that parents, teachers, classmates and friends should be encouraged to sustain and improve on their supports for students through seminars, workshops and distribution of educative materials like posters and pamphlets.
The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Fed... more The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, to find out the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviours of secondary school adolescent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria and to find out difference in the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviour on the basis of gender in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The design adopted in this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all senior secondary school students in 2020/2021 academic session in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 381 students. The instrument for data collection is Students' Sex Education Questionnaire (SSEQ). The SSEQ is a 33-item instrument designed along a modified 4-point Likert-type scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the test-retest method of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.78 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and t-test. Findings showed that some factors such as religious practices, culture, shy to discuss sex are challenges to challenges of sex education in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was recommended that more awareness should be created to tackle the challenges of sex education in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This can be done through internet and increasing the reading habits of parents.
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a fourpoint Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted. Using the test retest method of reliability, the two sets of scores obtained from the pilot test were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The reliability (r) value of 0.76 was obtained for the scores which implied the high reliability of the instrument. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that girl-child in the study area is abused by family members and this in turn affects their moral and marital status. It was recommended among other that government through her agencies should ensure that girls are given adequate attention; stiffer punishment be given to the perpetrators of this ugly act.
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish...
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish...
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted. Using the test retest method of reliability, the two sets of scores obtained from the pilot test were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The reliability (r) value of 0.76 was obtained for the scores which implied the high reliability of the instrument. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that girl-child in the study area is abused by family members and this in turn affects their moral and marital status. It was recommended among other that government through her agencies should ensure that girls are given adequate attention; stiffer punishment be given to the perpetrators of this ugly act.
This study investigated the gender differences on teachers' Attitude towards creative students of... more This study investigated the gender differences on teachers' Attitude towards creative students of senior secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The study aims to find out the gender differences in teachers' attitude toward creative students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample of 381 respondents from a population of 70,162 senior secondary school students was used. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Students Creativity Performance Questionnaire (SCPQ) and Teachers' Creativity Attitude Questionnaire (TCAQ) was used for data collection. The TCAQ and SCPQ is a 28-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study concludes that the attitude of teacher towards creativity and creative students is negative. The study established also that the creative performance of students is below average which suggests that the attitude of teachers have the effect of students' creative ability. It was recommended that there is a need for the government make creativity an essential aspect of the curricula to come up with creative products and innovations amongst students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; Teachers should improve their attitude towards creative students in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implica... more The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implications for Counselling. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with one form or the other of marital conflict in Benue State. The study aims to find the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State, the difference between male and female spouses as regards consequences of marital conflicts in Benue State, the consequences of marital conflicts among spouses of years of marital experiences. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three Local Government Areas. The population was unknown. But a sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Consequences of Marital Conflict Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that there are high consequences including psychological trauma. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that spouses should endeavour to resolve their differences critically without the third party or better still seek help from a professional counsellor for a proper guide.
The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Fed... more The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, to find out the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviours of secondary school adolescent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria and to find out difference in the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviour on the basis of gender in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The design adopted in this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all senior secondary school students in 2020/2021 academic session in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 381 students. The instrument for data collection is Students' Sex Education Questionnaire (SSEQ). The SSEQ is a 33-item instrument designed along a modified 4-point Likert-type scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the test-retest method of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.78 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and t-test. Findings showed that some factors such as religious practices, culture, shy to discuss sex are challenges to challenges of sex education in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was recommended that more awareness should be created to tackle the challenges of sex education in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This can be done through internet and increasing the reading habits of parents.
This study investigated the gender differences on teachers’ Attitude towards creative students of... more This study investigated the gender differences on teachers’ Attitude towards creative students of senior secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The study aims to find out the gender differences in teachers’ attitude toward creative students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample of 381 respondents from a population of 70,162 senior secondary school students was used. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Students Creativity Performance Questionnaire (SCPQ) and Teachers’ Creativity Attitude Questionnaire (TCAQ) was used for data collection. The TCAQ and SCPQ is a 28-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were test...
The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implica... more The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implications for Counselling. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with one form or the other of marital conflict in Benue State. The study aims to find the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State, the difference between male and female spouses as regards consequences of marital conflicts in Benue State, the consequences of marital conflicts among spouses of years of marital experiences. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three Local Government Areas. The population was unknown. But a sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Consequences of Marital Conflict Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest techniq...
The study investigated the factors and consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Rivers S... more The study investigated the factors and consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Rivers State. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with marital conflicts in Rivers State. This study adopted a descriptive survey Design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three L.G.As. The population was unknown. A sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. Six research questions and six hypotheses were used. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The face validity of the instrument was determined by experts in the field. Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which stood at 0.85 index value. Data collected were analyzed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that: there were different factors responsible for marital conflict which include; childlessness, infidelity, failed roles and expectations and lack of financial stability. The consequences include: psychological trauma. It was concluded that there are incidences of marital conflict in the study area. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that spouses should endeavour to resolve their differences critically without the third party.
This study investigated the impact of social support on Students' Academic Achievement in Senior ... more This study investigated the impact of social support on Students' Academic Achievement in Senior Secondary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The research design for the study was descriptive survey. The population of the study was 24,430 senior secondary school students as at 2018/2019 academic session. A sample of 377 respondents were selected for this study using proportionate sampling procedure because population is composed of several subgroups that are vastly different in number. The instrument for data collection was the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) which was adapted from Social Support Scale for Healthy Behaviours of Demaray & Malecki (2002). The SSQ is a 40-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in Measurement and Evaluation in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to test for the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the split-half method (odd and even numbered items) of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.85 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and regression statistics. The findings showed that parents, teachers, classmates and friends provide support to students; social support significantly influenced students' academic achievement. It was recommended that parents, teachers, classmates and friends should be encouraged to sustain and improve on their supports for students through seminars, workshops and distribution of educative materials like posters and pamphlets.
The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Fed... more The aim of the study is to find out the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, to find out the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviours of secondary school adolescent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria and to find out difference in the influence of sex education on students' sexual behaviour on the basis of gender in secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. The design adopted in this study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all senior secondary school students in 2020/2021 academic session in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 381 students. The instrument for data collection is Students' Sex Education Questionnaire (SSEQ). The SSEQ is a 33-item instrument designed along a modified 4-point Likert-type scale. The questionnaire was validated by a team of experts in the Faculty of Education, University of Abuja. In order to establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted using the test-retest method of reliability, which yielded the reliability (r) value of 0.78 implying a high reliability of the instrument. The data collected were analysed using mean and t-test. Findings showed that some factors such as religious practices, culture, shy to discuss sex are challenges to challenges of sex education in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was recommended that more awareness should be created to tackle the challenges of sex education in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This can be done through internet and increasing the reading habits of parents.
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a fourpoint Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted. Using the test retest method of reliability, the two sets of scores obtained from the pilot test were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The reliability (r) value of 0.76 was obtained for the scores which implied the high reliability of the instrument. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that girl-child in the study area is abused by family members and this in turn affects their moral and marital status. It was recommended among other that government through her agencies should ensure that girls are given adequate attention; stiffer punishment be given to the perpetrators of this ugly act.
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish...
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish...
This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible... more This study explored the current status of girl-child abused by family members and to see possible influences on their moral and marital status. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 51,197 secondary school students who enrolled in 2018/2019 academic session in all the public senior secondary schools in in Cross River State. A sample of 381 respondents was selected for this study based on the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample table of specification. The proportionate random sampling procedure was used in selecting the students from different secondary schools to cut across relatively the population. The instrument for data collection titled: Girl Child Abuse Questionnaire (GCAQ). The GCAQ is a 30-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was validated by consulting experts and items that were considered to be vague and irrelevant were removed to ensure validity. To establish the reliability of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted. Using the test retest method of reliability, the two sets of scores obtained from the pilot test were correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The reliability (r) value of 0.76 was obtained for the scores which implied the high reliability of the instrument. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that girl-child in the study area is abused by family members and this in turn affects their moral and marital status. It was recommended among other that government through her agencies should ensure that girls are given adequate attention; stiffer punishment be given to the perpetrators of this ugly act.
This study investigated the gender differences on teachers' Attitude towards creative students of... more This study investigated the gender differences on teachers' Attitude towards creative students of senior secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. The study aims to find out the gender differences in teachers' attitude toward creative students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A sample of 381 respondents from a population of 70,162 senior secondary school students was used. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Students Creativity Performance Questionnaire (SCPQ) and Teachers' Creativity Attitude Questionnaire (TCAQ) was used for data collection. The TCAQ and SCPQ is a 28-item instrument designed along a four-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study concludes that the attitude of teacher towards creativity and creative students is negative. The study established also that the creative performance of students is below average which suggests that the attitude of teachers have the effect of students' creative ability. It was recommended that there is a need for the government make creativity an essential aspect of the curricula to come up with creative products and innovations amongst students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; Teachers should improve their attitude towards creative students in senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implica... more The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implications for Counselling. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with one form or the other of marital conflict in Benue State. The study aims to find the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State, the difference between male and female spouses as regards consequences of marital conflicts in Benue State, the consequences of marital conflicts among spouses of years of marital experiences. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three Local Government Areas. The population was unknown. But a sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Consequences of Marital Conflict Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that there are high consequences including psychological trauma. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that spouses should endeavour to resolve their differences critically without the third party or better still seek help from a professional counsellor for a proper guide.
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