PERCEPTION OF INDECENT DRESSING AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Author Name: 1. OLOWOLABI Segun, 2. OKITI Sunday Jacob

Volume/Issue: 04/04

Country: Nigeria

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2024-41291546/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Segunolowolabi4@gmail.com
2. Department of Guidance and Counselling, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. pastorsokiti@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the perception of students on indecent dressing among undergraduate students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of indecent dressing on academic performance of both male and female undergraduate students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design and survey type was adopted for the study. The sample consisted 400 undergraduate students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. Simple random technique was used to select the sample for the study. Three research questions were formulated. The data for this study were collected using questionnaire entitle Questionnaire on Indecent Dressing among Undergraduate Students (QIDAUs) which wa sdeveloped by the researcher was used for data collection. The content validity of the instrument was sorted before usage and the reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbachs’ Alpha and the coefficient was found to be 0.74. Descriptive statistics was used to answer the research questions. The findings revealed that there is higher degree of indecent dressing among undergraduate students and that indecent dressing affects the academic performance of both male and female undergraduate students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was concluded among other things that academic performance of undergraduate students can be improved positively by encouraging the students to cultivate the habit of decent dressing at all time.

Key words: Students’ perception, indecent dressing, undergraduate students