Abstract:
The study investigated the effects of indecent dressing in Adamawa State educational tertiary institutions. The study adopted a survey research design. 300 students were selected from the three tertiary institutions through stratified random sampling technique using sex, age and class level as strata. The instrument was validated by two experts in Counselling Psychology and Test and Measurement, while test-retest method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument, and the reliability coefficient was 0.87. Results showed that the factors influencing indecent dressing included imitation of western style of dressing, peer/ social group pressure, wrong and inadequate family orientation on the correct dressing manners, among others. The results also revealed the effects of indecent dressing to include poor academic performance, lack of concentration in class, seduction of lecturers, victimization of students by members of staff, dropping out of school, and leakage of examination of questions by such lecturers. In conclusion, the mode of dressing by undergraduates in tertiary institutions is worrisome and unacceptable. The study recommended that the school management in tertiary institutions should organize seminars, conferences, workshops and public enlightenment programmes regularly to sensitize and enlighten undergraduates on the need to dress decently in the society. |
