Child Abuse and Emotional Stability among Senior Secondary School Students in Cross River State, Nigeria

Survey data collected from 2,000 Senior Secondary Two (SS II) Students in Cross River State, Nigeria were analysed to determine the influence of child abuse on later emotional stability of the individual. Four dimensions of child abuse namely: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and child neglect were considered in the study. One Way Analysis of Variance was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 Alpha levels. The result  obtained showed a significant influence of child abuse on the individual later emotional stability

Relationship between Child Abuse and the Trait of Introversion - Extroversion among Senior Secondary Students in Cross River State, Nigeria

Survey data collected from 2,000 senior secondary class two (SSII) students in Cross River State, Nigeria were analyzed to determine the influence of child abuse and the trait of introversion-extroversion among senior secondary school students. Four dimensions of child abuse - physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as child neglect were studied. Contingency chi square (X2) was used in testing the hypothesis for introversion-extroversion behavior among senior secondary school students at the 0.05 alpha level of significance. The result obtained showed a significant influence of child abuse on introversion-extroversion characteristics among senior secondary school students in the study area. Students who were abused were more likely to become introverts than those not abused.Key words: introversion, extroversion, personality traits, non conforming, extroverted individual

Influence of emotional abuse on the self-concept of senior secondary school students in Cross River State, Nigeria

Survey data collected from 2,000 senior secondary two (SSII) students in Cross River state Nigeria were analyzed to determine the influence of emotional abuse on the self-concept of the students. One aspect of child abuse (emotional abuse) and five dimensions of self-concept (social selfconcept, physical self-concept, moral self-concept, financial self-concept and family self-concept) were considered in the study. One Way Analysis of Variance was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 Alpha levels. The results obtained showed a significant negative influence of emotional abuse on the students self-concept in terms of social-self, physical-self, moral-self, family-self and financial self-concept respectively