Influence Of Religiosity, Sexual Compulsivity And Parents' Marital Status On Sexual Harassment Experience Among Female Undergraduates In Federal University Oye Ekiti

ABSTRACT

Issue of sexual harassment toward female students in Universities continues to attract

attention of researchers in order to suggest possible ways of controlling the immorality. This

study examined influence of religiosity, sexual compulsivity and parent's marital status on

sexual harassment experience of female undergraduates in Federal University Oye Ekiti. Expost

facto research design was used in the study. With the use of accidental sampling method,

questionnaires that comprised of demographics and reliable scales measuring religiosity,

sexual compulsivity and sexual harassment experience were administered to 193 female

undergraduates at both campuses of the university. Hypotheses were tested using t-test for

independent samples and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results revealed a

significant influence of sexual compulsivity on sexual harassment experience and a nonsignificant

influence of religiosity on sexual harassment experience of female students. Also,

a non-significant influence of parents' marital status on their sexual harassment experience

was recorded. It can be concluded that sexual compulsivity is vital to sexual harassment

experience among female students. These findings were discussed and practical implications

and recommendations were made.

Keywords: Sexual harassment experience, religiosity, sexual compulsivity, female undergraduates

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