Dating Violence among University Students: The Role of Gender and Age

Abstract

In this study, the influences of gender and age on attitude to dating violence among students were examined. 1362 students from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka were used. 620 (45.5%) were males while 742(54.5%) were females. The ages of the participants ranged between 19 and 35 years with a mean age of 23.91 years and standard deviation of 5.76. A-25 item scale on dating violence was validated and used in the study. Two way analysis of variance was used to test two hypotheses in the study. The findings indicated that the first hypothesis which stated that there will be no significant difference between male and female students on attitude to dating violence was confirmed. The result also indicated that the second hypothesis which stated that there will be no significant difference between older and younger students on attitude to dating violence was confirmed.

Keywords: Age, Dating violence, Gender.