Psychological Well-being Among Adolescent Female Victims Of Sexual Violence The Case Of Koye Secondary And Preparatory School

Sexual violence on adolescents is a common practice that results in multiple problems. rnPsychological impact of sexual violence is paramount. However, studies on victims’ rnpsychological well-being are scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to explore sexual violence rnvictims’ psychological well-being. This study was conducted at Koye secondary and preparatory rnschool, Akaki Kality subcity, Addis Ababa. The study was a cross-sectional survey research. rnRyff’s Psychological Well-being self-rating scale was used to collect data from 153 samples who rnreported sexual violence history. Besides, respondents’ background information was collected. rnDescriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), one way ANOVA and multiple regressionrnanalyses were computed using SPSS-23. The result showed that 128 (83.659%) of sexual rnviolence victims showed high psychological well-being. Moreover, one way ANOVA result rnindicated that psychological well-being is similar across the forms of sexual violence. However, rnone way ANOVA result showed that psychological well-being is significantly different across the rntype of perpetrators, where family and friend perpetrators contribute to low psychological rnwellness. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis result showed that perpetrator solely rnpredicted less psychological well-being. Adolescent females are highly affected by sexual rnviolence, which negatively impacts their psychological functioning. Therefore, effort needs to be rndone to create a conducive environment for adolescent females. In addition, counseling services rnneed to incorporate mechanisms to boost adolescents psychological functioning.

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