Gender, Age and Religion as Determinants of Voyeurism Among Undergraduates in Two Southwest Universities, Nigeria

Abstract

In recent years, undergraduates’ who are expected to engage in rigorous academic activities deviate to bizarre sexual behaviours(especially voyeurism) that are not culturally and religious acceptable across the world with enthusiasm. Hence, there is an urgent need to stop its prevalence among undergraduates. This study investigated the moderating roles of gender, age and religion on undergraduates' voyeuristic sexual behaviour in Southwest, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for this study with 300 undergraduates selected from Adekunle-Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) and Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) through multi-stage sampling procedure. The study was guided by one research question and three hypotheses. The formulated research hypotheses were all tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that age, religion and gender of undergraduates have no influence on their voyeuristic sexual behaviour. Based on the findings, it was recommended that sex education should be revamped across tertiary institutions. University managements, parents and religious organizations should not only campaign against voyeurism but see to the non-involvement of undergraduates in voyeuristic sexual behaviour.

Keywords: Voyeurism, Undergraduates, Age, Gender, Religion.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-11-11

Publication date: April 30^th 2020