Benue State University, Makurdi

Effect of family violence on students’ performance in Secondary Schools in zone B of Benue State

Dr. Shamija Tyohule Augustine Benue State University, Makurdi,
Daniel Tsevende Ihongu Benue State University, Makurdi,

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of family violence on performance of secondary school students in Zone B of Benue State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 36,229 students from 84 secondary schools in 7 Local Government Areas in Zone B of Benue State. A sample of 390 students drawn from the total population of 36,229 students using simple random sampling technique was used for the study. A 12-item structured questionnaire designed by the researchers was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviations were used to answer the two research questions while Chi-square was used to test the two hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings indicated that, there is a significant effect of physical violence on students’ performance in secondary schools and there is also a significant effect of psychological violence on students’ performance in secondary schools. It was recommended among others that, school administrators should establish a close working relationship with specialized domestic abuse agencies such as the Coalition on Violence against Women (COVAW), Thika Integration Centre (TIC) and the police in order to protect children from physical and psychological violence.

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