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    Perception of Social Media Sexual Violence Contents on Culture of Silence among Female Youths in Ibadan Metropolis
    (LCU, 2025-04) Abimifoluwa Glory ANJORIN; Abigail Olubukola IRELE
    The continued existence and growth of sexual violence which affects females has become a great menace as it doesn’t discriminate against religion, race, age, or gender. Its growth is backed up by a culture of silence which gives the perpetrators an edge over the victims and it is fueled by groups of people who by unspoken agreement decide not to talk about being assaulted or abused. It has caused a divide among individuals who have come across campaigns such as #MeToo, and #SaySorry which have helped in creating awareness, and others who feel they don’t have a voice or have the power to do anything to mitigate assault among female youths. Therefore, this study examined female youth’s level of awareness and social media content's impact on their attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours toward breaking the culture of silence. The study was anchored on Spiral of Silence theory. The study adopted the simple random sampling method and employed a questionnaire for data gathering. The sample consisted of 400 respondents from Ibadan Metropolis selected through purposive random sampling techniques. Findings show that the majority of the respondents (89.1%) consistently make use of social media. Other findings showed that Female youths in Ibadan Metropolis recognise the importance of speaking up, despite the societal, familial, and legal barriers that exist. The study concluded that there was a significant negative relationship found between the awareness of social mediasexual violence content and the culture of silence. From the findings, several recommendations were proposed.