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This study examined attitudes of undergraduates towards premarital cohabitation in Olabisi Onabanjo University. Other objectives of the study were: to investigate attitudes held by students on cohabitation and to examine the effect of cohabitation on student’s academic performance. The study made used of primary source to generate data and the linear regression analysis technique was used to analyze the stated hypothesis. The study revealed that students have poor attitude towards premarital cohabitation, there is significant relationship between premarital cohabitation and students’ emotional wellbeing. There is significant relationship between premarital cohabitation and students’ psychological wellbeing and there is significant relationship between premarital cohabitation and students’ academic pursuit. Lastly, it was recommended that the university authority must find a way of regulating and monitoring the conducts of the students who live off campus with the help of the community leaders within the neighborhoods where students live. Accommodation should be made affordable to students on campus so that indigent students could not be made vulnerable for all kinds of exploitation including cohabitation. Students should be adequately enlightened during orientations about the dangers of cohabitation. Parents should be encouraged to visit their children and find where and whom they live with while in school. The University authority should provide more hostels for female students. The living conditions of the hostels provided must be examined to make them more conducive for students to live. Students should be encouraged to meet social councilors whenever they are in danger or being abused by their cohabiters quick to save their live and enhance their academic performances.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theoretical Framework
2.2 Theoretical Review
2.3 Empirical Review
2.4 Appraisal of Literature
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population
3.4 Research Instrument
3.5 Validity and Reliability of the Instrument
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Data Presentation and Result
4.2 Presentation of Data
4.3 Test of Hypotheses
4.4 Summary of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONSAND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Discussion of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Suggestion for Further Studies
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APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE
