Assessment of the Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Esteem in a Sample of Teenage Students in Nigeria
This study explored the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the self-esteem of teenage students in Nigeria. The study was conducted using a correlational survey design. Using a purposive sampling procedure, 30 junior secondary school students were selected from four public j...
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Department of Home Economics & Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, P.M.B. 41001, Nsukka, Nigeria.
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| description | This study explored the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the self-esteem of teenage students in Nigeria. The study was conducted using a correlational survey design. Using a purposive sampling procedure, 30 junior secondary school students were selected from four public junior schools in Nsukka Metropolis, Enugu State, Nigeria. A researcher-structured questionnaire was used to assess whether students in four schools in the metropolis had been exposed to ACEs. A 10-item instrument‑ the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE‑Q) by Felitti et al. (1998) and a self-report scale‑ Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (Rosenberg, 1965) were adopted to collect data on the students’ ACEs and self-esteem respectively. Results showed that there is a moderate negative relationship between adverse childhood experiences and students’ self-esteem (R = -.484). The coefficient of determination (.234) shows the variation in students’ self-esteem due to adverse childhood experiences. Furthermore, the results showed that gender has a low moderating effect on the association of ACEs with self-esteem among students (R = -.485). It was recommended, among others, that the government should ensure that policies are formulated to reduce the incidence of ACEs and the harms associated with ACEs when they occur. It is important that schools provide adequate counselling services to students who have low self-esteem as a result of ACEs. Teachers and school psychologists should also make a conscious effort to give adequate social and psychological support to children who are prone to low self-esteem as a result of prior exposure to ACEs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83ff7c02f5614e0e834ad01dc330b8882023-12-02T22:37:12ZengDepartment of Home Economics & Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, P.M.B. 41001, Nsukka, Nigeria.International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research2971-51212023-07-0121445510.57012/ijhhr.v2n1.004Assessment of the Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Esteem in a Sample of Teenage Students in NigeriaOsita Victor Ossai0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-3673Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, B-Ring 3, Auckland Park Campus, Johannesburg 2006, Gauteng, South AfricaThis study explored the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the self-esteem of teenage students in Nigeria. The study was conducted using a correlational survey design. Using a purposive sampling procedure, 30 junior secondary school students were selected from four public junior schools in Nsukka Metropolis, Enugu State, Nigeria. A researcher-structured questionnaire was used to assess whether students in four schools in the metropolis had been exposed to ACEs. A 10-item instrument‑ the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE‑Q) by Felitti et al. (1998) and a self-report scale‑ Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) (Rosenberg, 1965) were adopted to collect data on the students’ ACEs and self-esteem respectively. Results showed that there is a moderate negative relationship between adverse childhood experiences and students’ self-esteem (R = -.484). The coefficient of determination (.234) shows the variation in students’ self-esteem due to adverse childhood experiences. Furthermore, the results showed that gender has a low moderating effect on the association of ACEs with self-esteem among students (R = -.485). It was recommended, among others, that the government should ensure that policies are formulated to reduce the incidence of ACEs and the harms associated with ACEs when they occur. It is important that schools provide adequate counselling services to students who have low self-esteem as a result of ACEs. Teachers and school psychologists should also make a conscious effort to give adequate social and psychological support to children who are prone to low self-esteem as a result of prior exposure to ACEs.https://www.ijhhr.org/vol-2-iss1/10-57012-ijhhr-v2n1-004/aceschildhood experiencesgenderself-esteemteenage students |
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