Influence of Domestic Violence on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Nigeria: Implications for Guidance

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of domestic violence on academic achievement of secondary school students in Nigeria: implications for guidance. The study was guided by it three specific objectives, three research questions and two null hypotheses. The research design for this study was a descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised of all students in Nigeria. A sample size of four hundred and fifty-two (452) respondents was sampled for the study. The instrument was a self-designed questionnaire titled “Domestic Violence Questionnaire (DVQ). Frequency counts and percentages was used to analyse the demographic data while Mean scores and Standard Deviations was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test hypotheses. The study revealed that poverty, ignorance, lack of effective communication amongst others were some of the factors responsible for domestic violence in Nigeria, poor academic achievement, substance abuse, emotional instability amongst others were some of the major influences of domestic violence on academic achievement of secondary school students in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended amongst others that: counsellors and other stakeholders in education should create information and sensitization on the influence of domestic violence on academic achievement of secondary school students in Nigeria in order to bring the occurrence and negative influence to the barest minimum if not totally eradicated.