CAUSES AND INFLUENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON STUDENTS' BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IDAH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

The study investigated the causes and influence of domestic violence on the students' behavioural patterns in senior secondary school in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State. The study was guided with two objectives, two research questions and one null hypothesis. Asurvey was used as the research methodology. 2,870 pupils made up the study's total population, and 244 of them were chosen at random from seven nearby schools. The instrument used to collect the data was a self-structured questio