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The aim was to examine how students perceive the consequences of rape.

December 22, 2025Deleted Journal0 citations

Perception of Consequences of Rape Among Students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo

MSMargaret Kehinde SoetanFederal College of Education, Kano AAAdedayo O. Ademikanra

Key Points

The aim was to examine how students perceive the consequences of rape.
Survey research design was used.
Data were collected from 250 students at Adeyemi College of Education.
A structured questionnaire assessed perceptions and consequences of rape.
Reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha, with a score of 0.85.
Data analysis involved mean, ranking, and t-test analyses.
Consequences of rape include emotional disturbance and depressive symptoms.
Significant influence on perception was noted for family type and marital status, but not for gender and religion.
T-test results showed statistical significance (t = 7.192, p<0.05 for family type) and (t = 3.185, p<0.05 for marital status).

Abstract

This study examined perception of consequences of rape among tertiary institution students. A survey research design was adopted for this study. The population comprised all students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. The sample consisted of two hundred and fifty (250) students randomly selected from the college. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach’s Alpha statistics which yielded a coefficient of 0.85. Data were analysed using mean, ranking and t-test. The results showed that consequences of rape are emotional disturbance, depressive symptoms, pregnancy and sleeping difficulties among others. It was also found that family type and marital status have significant influence on perception of consequences of rape among tertiary institution students (t = 7.192, p0.05 and t = 6.030, p>0.05) respectively. It was therefore recommended that brief cognitive – behavioural programme should be administered shortly after rape to hasten the rate of improvement of psychological damage arising from trauma.

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