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.