THE INFLUENCE OF CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY AND LOCUS OF CONTROL ON CONDUCT DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN IN SELECTED ORPHANAGE HOMES IN JOS,PLATEAU STATE.
Abstract
The study examined the influence of childhood adversity and locus of control on conduct disorder among children in selected orphanage homes in Jos, Plateau State. The main objectives were to determine the effect of childhood adversity, locus of control, and the interaction effect of childhood adversity and locus of control on conduct disorder among children. The quantitative survey study employed a 2X3 factorial research design in gathering data from the target population which comprised of one hundred and twenty (120) children, 60 males and 60 females who were purposively selected for the study. Three psychological scales were used to collect data from the respondent, namely; CTQ, N-SLOC and CDS. The data gathered from the respondents was analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. Three hypotheses were tested using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 0.05% level of significance. The findings from the study Showed a significant influence of childhood adversity, locus of control and a significant interaction effect of childhood adversity and locus of control on conduct disorder among children. Based on the findings, the study recommended that, government should carry out periodic awareness campaign on the influence of childhood adversity and locus of control on conduct disorder. The study further recommended that assessment should be done periodically among children under different custodies and those positive on conduct disorder should be referred for psychological intervention and not punitive styles of correction.
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