Influence of Polygamy on Behaviour Patterns of In-School Adolescent as Expressed By Secondary School Teachers in Ilorin Metropolis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE                                                                   PAGE

Title Page                                                                       i

Approved Page                                                               ii

Dedication                                                                     iii

Acknowledgements                                                        iv

Table of Contents                                                           vi

List of Tables                                                                 ix

Abstract                                                                         x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study                                               1

Statement of the Problems                                              8

Research Questions                                                        10

Research Hypotheses                                                     11

Purpose o f the Study                                                     12

Significance of the Study                                                12

Scope of the Study                                                          13

Operational Definition of Terms                                     14

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELATED

                        LITERATURE

Preamble                                                                        15

Concept of Polygamy                                                     16

Concept of Behaviour Pattern                                        25      

Concept of Adolescence                                                  39

Characteristics of In-School Adolescents behaviour          46

Influence of Polygamy on the Behaviour patterns of

In-School Adolescents                                                    51

Summary of the Reviewed of Literature                          56

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

Preamble                                                                        59

Research Design                                                             59

Sample and Sampling Procedure                                    60

Instrumentation                                                             62

Psychometric Properties of the Instrument                     63

Procedure for Administration and Data Collection           64

Procedure for Scoring the Instrument                             65

Method of Data Analysis                                                 65

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS

Preamble                                                                       67

Descriptive Data                                                            67

Hypothesis Testing                                                        71

Summary of Findings                                                    75

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Preamble                                                                       78

Discussion                                                                     78 Conclusion                                                                     82

Recommendations                                                          83

Suggestions for Further Studies                                     84

References                                                                     85

Appendix                                                                        89

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

 

Table 1:     Distribution of Respondents by Gender                  67

Table 2:     Distribution of Respondents by Religion                 68

Table 3:     Distribution of Respondents by Marital

Status                                                                    68

Table 4:     Distribution of Respondents by

Educational Qualification                                     69

Table 5:     Rank Order Analysis of Influence of polygamy

on Behaviour Patterns                                            70

Table 6:     Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value indicating

the Influence of polygamy on Behaviour Patterns

of In-school Adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis on

the Basis of Gender                                               71

Table 6:     Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value indicating  

the Influence of polygamy on Behaviour Patterns

of In-school Adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis on

the Basis of  religion                                              72

Table 7:     Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value indicating

the Influence of polygamy on Behaviour Patterns

of In-school Adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis on

the Basis of Marital Status                                     73

Table 8:     ANOVA showing the Influence of polygamy on

Behaviour Patterns of In-school Adolescents in

Ilorin Metropolis on the Basis of

educational Qualification                                     74

ABSTRACT

 The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of polygamy on the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescent as expressed by secondary school teachers in Ilorin metropolis. The study also investigated whether or not there would be significant difference on the perception of respondent on the basis of gender, religion, marital status and educational qualification. A descriptive survey research procedure was adopted for the study. The purposive sampling and stratified random sampling techniques were used to draw a sample of 100 secondary school teachers in Ilorin metropolis Kwara state. The purposive sampling was used to select ten secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. The main research instrument employed for data collection was “Influence of Polygamy on Behaviour Patterns of Adolescent Questionnaire” (IPAQ). Five research questions were raised and four research hypotheses were formulated and tested. Data collected were computed using frequency counts, percentages, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study indicated that there is no significant difference in the influence of polygamy on the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by the respondents on the basis of gender, religion, marital status and educational qualification. It was recommended that there is the need for stakeholders, especially the school counsellors and teachers to give adequate attention to students’ developmental challenges and adolescents in secondary school should be exposed to counselling that will help them resolve family issues that could cause emotional problems. More so, students from polygamous homes should be helped to develop a positive self-image and handle an overzealous attitude that could lead to unnecessary competition among siblings.