Abstract: The study investigated self regulation, domestic violence and gender as correlate to tendency to commit crime among adolescents in a public secondary school; Modern Ideal College Enugu, Enugu State. A total of 150 students were draw from JSS1 to SS3. 58.67% (88) of these students were females while 41.33% (62) were males. The selection of students was randomized and was not influenced by any criteria other than the inclusion criterion; participants must be within the age bracket of 10 to 19 years of age. The instruments used in the study were: The Crime Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) was developed by Animashaun (2011), The Child Exposure to Domestic Violence (CEDV) scale developed by Edleson, Shin, and Armendariz (2008), Self-Regulation Scale developed by Novak and Clayton (2001). The correlation design was adopted for this study while were used in Pearson’s correlation analyzing the data the Pearson’s correlation The result of the findings reveals that there is significant positive correlation between exposure to domestic violence and tendency to commit crime and also there is a significant correlation between gender and exposure to domestic violence. While both male and female and tendency to commit crime and gender exposure to domestic violence showed no significant correlation between. The implication of this finding is that the increase in adolescents and youth involvement in different kinds of crime could be as a result of increased exposure of child to domestic violence, directly or indirectly. Considering that the damage that accompanies youth involvement in crime can at times be unsalvageable, it is, therefore, imperative that parents and guardian desist from exposing children to any form of domestic violence. It is recommended that Government especially National Orientation Agency and other relevance agencies should mount campaign against domestic violence and exposure to domestic violence. On their part, psychologists are to develop programme aimed at healing the inner child wounds and other programmes to enhance harmonious interpersonal relationships.
Keywords: Self Regulation, Domestic Violence, Gender Crime and Adolescents.
Title: A STUDY OF SELF REGULATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GENDER AS CORRELATE TO TENDENCY TO COMMIT CRIME AMONG ADOLESCENTS
Author: Olu Chinemerem Ujunwa, Okoli Paul Chibuike, Ofojebe Chukwuma Philip, Edoka Anthony Chukwunonye, Akpoke Victor Okorieh, Chime Peter Ekpunobi
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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