OFINO EDU

This study investigated the prevalence of childhood trauma on adulthood among adolescents in the University of Benin. The study focused on graduating students who were final year students. To guide this study, four research questions were raised. The survey research design was used in conducting the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Impact of Childhood Trauma Questionnaire”. The population for the study was estimated to seventy-seven thousand (77,000) undergraduate students from eight-two (82) departments of University of Benin. A sample of one hundred and forty (140) participants were randomly selected for the study. The data obtained from the questionnaires were subjected to descriptive analysis using mean and standard deviation.
Results from the data obtained revealed that there is a prevalence of childhood trauma in adulthood among undergraduate students, that emotional abuse was the most common, that childhood trauma significantly affect mental health and well-being and that there accessible and helpful psychological supports for managing these challenges. Based on the findings of this study it was recommended that since the level of childhood trauma is high among undergraduate students at the University of Benin, there is a need for the continuity of intervention activities that could reduce this to the barest minimum and cultivation for a more inclusive environment, advocating for social acceptance and multicultural awareness.