ASSESSMENT OF FAMILY CRISIS AND ITS EFFECT ON CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE
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ASSESSMENT OF FAMILY CRISIS AND ITS EFFECT ON
CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study identified the causes and effects of
family crisis in children. A survey design was employed in the study. Random
sampling was used to obtain the sample of 100 students from the two (2)
selected secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
Findings from the study revealed that children from home where there are crisis
are often psychologically and emotionally disturbed which of cause lead to poor
performance in school and isolation from social live, and are always filed with
fear of the unknown for the future. The following
recommendations were made based on the research findings:
Intending couples should know and
understand each other before going into marriage as this will help to reduce
the causes of family crisis in the home.
The parents should realize that the
family is the major tenancy through which socialization of children takes place
and ensure person to person interaction among themselves.
Parents should strive to be more
loving, caring, more dedicated to their children even in times of crisis as
this will help the children overcome the effect of such crisis in the home.
TABLE OF
CONTENT
CHAPTER
ONE
Introduction
Background
of the study
Purpose
of study
Significance
of the study
Research
questions
Limitations
of the study
Definition
of concepts/terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Literature
review
CHAPTER
THREE
Sampling
techniques
Administration
of questionnaires
Description
of instrument
Reliability
of instrument
Validity
of instrument
Method of
data analysis
CHAPTER
FOUR
Result
and data analysis
CHAPTER
FIVE
Summary,
conclusion and recommendations
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Sandstorm (1972) defined the family as the union of
a husband, wife and the children (if any), a biologically related group, grand
parent, children and relations living in a household, the group that someone
grows up in, the group people spend most of their time etc.
According to Murdrock (1969), the family is a
social group characterized by common interest, residence, reproduction social
and economic cooperation. There are two types of family namely; nuclear and
extended family.
Akanda (2008) defined the crisis as a situation
marks a turning point, when things cease to go on as usual. Such situations
occur in the family. They often affect family relationships, family goals,
values and standards. Family crisis occur when family has to change. It is a
turning point thing it will either get better, or they will get worse.
Sometimes, day to day hassles can pile up and cause a stress over head. Other
events can cause a family crisis.
Sometimes the unexpected can suddenly hit your
family. Some one may die, one may loose a job, properties may get burnt,
amongst other things. These are issues that can lead to family crisis.
In most cases these changes can be difficult for
family because they require the family to deal with many changes. Someone dies
others may have to “fill their shoes” while also dealing with the loss, if you
win the lottery you have to deal with how to spend the money well, otherwise
this can cause family conflict.
Families can adopt well to these crisis by
supporting one another and being feasible enough to make changes. A
developmental crisis occur in a family when people get married, have children,
have a child start school, have an adolescent going through puberty, have a
child leaving home have parents aging and or dying. Some of these changes are
subtle and gradual, others are dramatic those crises are often viewed as
“normal event” and thus the stress placed on your family may not be recognized.
Adapting to the change that occur as children and adult grow and age can be
very difficult for families, families need to be aware that these “normal”
development can cause stress because they challenge rearrange our families.
To adjust to developmental crisis, families often
need to adjust family rules and roles to meet the new abilities of the family
members. A structural crisis occur when the family resists changing to meet the
demand of developmental or “out of blue” crisis. Being unable to change can
aggravate existing conflict and can lead to many action that harm you or your
family members examples of this include cheating on ones partner, feeling
suicidal, drinking too much alcohol, physical and sexual abuse, drug use and
divorce. This behaviour are often symptoms of the family inability to adopt to
change and solve the problem. The family may become so disorganized that it is
unable to over come the crisis, when behaviour such as this occurs, family
often benefit from outside professional help.
Effects of family crisis on children, often comes
with many problems. Family crisis can at the long run reflect on the children’s
performance in school. Some of these problems are:
a.
Insecurity: In this case parents do not show much
love and affection to their children. Thus this child suffer from mental
retardation low personality improvement and are always miserable, they show
behavioural response like lying, stealing, bullying and playing truant in
schools.
b.
Creation of gap on the children’s existence because
there is no adults presence to guide and direct their behaviour and desire as
children learn by imitation.
c.
Research have revealed that children from homes
where there is crisis suffer some other problems such as noon-provision of some
basic materials needed like food, clothing, learning materials, time of studies
etc.
In view of these, the researcher is forced to
wonder whether there is relationship between family crisis and children
academic achievement in school.
1.2
STATEMENT OF
PROBLEM
The research work is aimed at the assessment of
family crisis and its effect on children. Special attention need to be given to
children at home and in school. In addition children represent the present as
well as the future. Therefore adequate care must be given to them. Research has
shown that crisis in homes affect children in various capacities. Therefore,
well inculcation of good moral help to alienate crisis in the homes.
1.3
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
This research is focused on family crisis and its
effect on the child, because of the present decrease in children’s
performance in school which is giving much concern to most Nigerians as
to where we are heading to. In view of this, the study is geared towards
identifying the causes of family crisis, and its effect on the child at home.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
It is hoped that the findings of this study will
enriched programmes of teaching students in schools. It is also hoped
that it will help parents realized effect of family crisis on their children
academic performance. Finally, the findings from the study will help children
from homes where there are crisis the understanding of the problem experienced
by their parents and give them assurance about their future.
1.5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions formulated by the
researcher in other to aid in her investigation.
1.
Have you ever experienced crisis in the home?
2.
What form of crisis did you experience?
3.
Does psychological and emotional disturbance of
children as a result of crisis lead to low self esteem?
4.
Do children from homes where there are crisis lack
the emotional stability to plan for their future?
1.6
SCOPE OF STUDY
This study is restricted to two government owned
secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Family: A group of persons, two or more related by blood,
marriage or adoption residing together, all such persons are considered as
members of one family
Crisis: An unstable or crucial time or state of affairs
in which a decisive change is impending.
Divorce: Put an end to a marriage.
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