EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF OKE-ERI COMMUNITY LJEBU ODE OGUN)
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ABSTRACT
The study assessed the effect of Domestic violence on children mental and emotional development (A case study of Oke-Eri Community ljebu ode ogun). It is generally observed by the researcher that young children between ages one to ten years old fall victim of circumstances that happen among family members.Ten objectives and research questions were formulated which include, to ascertain the prevalence of domestic violence and its effect on young children in the Oke-Eri Community ljebu ode ogun of Nigeria, identify the mental behvaviours exhibited by school children from families with domestic violence in the study area. Nine null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Fifty five pre-school children and seventy three school age children out of the total sample of 357 were identified as subject for the study.Observation, oral interview and continuous assessment record were used to assess their mental behavior and emotional development.The findings revealed among othersthat there was 36.00% prevalence of domestic conflict and violence in the study area and there was significant effect of these tendencies on the mental behaviours and emotional development of both pre-school and school age children in the Oke-Eri Community ljebu ode ogun of Nigeria. The study is significant to parents, teachers and care givers among other who spend most of their time with the children because it expose why and how children behave the way they do. Based on these findings, it is recommended that parents and grown up family members should be enlightened on the effects of domestic violence on their children so as to minimize the rate of the prevalence of domestic violence in homes and its negative effects on the children.
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