AN EXAMINATION OF THE OCCURRENCE OF GENDER-CENTERED SCHOOLAGGRESSION AMONG FEMALE YOUTHS IN DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The goal of this inquiry is to examine the occurrence of gender-centered school aggression among female youths. To direct its investigation, the study developed three research questions and used a cross-sectional survey approach. A multi-stage sample technique was deployed to choose a total of 1,165 adult participants, including males/females, who were 18 years of age or older from two rural and two urban local government regions. A self-made questionnaire and comprehensive interview questions were deployed to obtain the data. These study tools were validated by two more specialists in Guidance and Counseling Department at Delta State University, Abraka, plus the researcher's supervisors. These tests were given to 20 youngsters who weren't in the study's sample to establish reliability, and the results showed a Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.75. In the carefully selected LGAs, the researchers and six trained research assistants collected data for the investigation. Descriptive statistics, such as percentages, and thematic approaches were used in the data analysis. According to the investigation's results, young people in the Delta Central Senatorial District frequently assault women, with variances depending on their age, marital status, degree of education, religion, and gender. Male dominance, gender disparity, the belief that men are superior, the belief that women are the weaker gender, and female economic dependency on men are only a few of the variables that have been linked to aggression towards women. The investigation came to the conclusion that vehemence towards women might result in a numeral of unfavourable consequences, such as homicide, suicide, depression, STDs, HIV/AIDS, drug misuse, harm to the body, high mortality rates, high blood pressure, and even unexpected death. The investigation suggests that in light of these findings, both governmental and non-governmental groups hold workshops/seminars in rural and urban regions and broaden their awareness-raising initiatives to include rural people.