Films And Sex Attitudes Of Students: Implication On School Management

This paper ascertained the influence of video films on the sex attitude of secondary school students in Ogun State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was utilized for the study. 1,200 students randomly selected from 60 secondary schools across the four geo-political zones in the state participated in the study. A questionnaire called Video Films and Sex Attitude (VFASA) was used to collect data. Three research fellows subjected the questionnaire to construct validation while a reliability coefficient (r = 0.92) was obtained via the test-retest method. The attitude formation toward aspects of sex and sex related issues were assessed using the sex attitude scale developed by Rakesh (1992). The sex attitude scale comprised 40 items and has been developed for assessing the attitude of secondary school students. Four null hypotheses were tested using the t-test inferential statistics. Findings were discussed and implications established