Abstract: The study assessed domestic violence as predictors of delinquent behaviour among children in Kaduna State. Survey design was employed with two hundred and fifty (250) participants selected using simple random sampling technique drawn from Command Secondary School, Kachia Road, Government Day Secondary School, Kakuri in Kaduna South, and Borstal Training Institute Barnawa, Kaduna with the age ranges from 11-above years who were children both male and female. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Independent Sample t-test were used to test the hypotheses. Two hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis one revealed a mean and standard deviation scores for Domestic violence (M= 10.68, SD= 4.536) and delinquent behaviour (M= 12.79, SD= 3.518). Further analysis revealed a statistically significant r(248) = 0.311, P < 0.05 positive relationship between domestic violence and children delinquent behaviour. In other words, the hypothesis was confirmed. Hypothesis two reveals that there is no statistical significant difference in delinquent behaviour between children from low socio-economic status and their counterpart from high socio-economic status t(df=248)= -0.04, p.>.05). Observation of the means however indicates that children from high socio-economic status families scored slightly higher on delinquent behaviour (M=12.57, SD=2.61) compared to their counterparts from the low socio-economic status families (M=12.03, SD=2.78). This was however not confirmed. We concluded and recommended that relationship between domestic violence and juvenile delinquent behaviour in Kaduna South. Parents and guardians should make sure that they give their children adequate attention at home especially in regard to incidence of violence either from the parents, relatives or peer group (friends) who they mix and mingle with.
Keywords: Assessment, Domestic Violence, Children, Predictor and Juvenile Delinquent Behaviour.
Title: ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN AS A PREDICTOR OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR IN KADUNA SOUTH
Author: Yasmin Aminu Ahmad, Fadare Gbenga Oba, Charlton Jose, David Markus Shekwolo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 402-408
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Published Date: 30-May-2022
