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Item Knowledge, Forms and Involvement in Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Residents of Ogba Community, Lagos State(The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counseling, 2022-09) Ajayi, A.M; Jibril, N.U; Olubiyi, S.K; Rejuaro, F.M; Onasoga, O.O; Aluko, J.O; Umar, G.A; Olorukooba, HThe study examined the influence of parental involvement, religiosity and sex communication on adolescents’ attitude towards premarital sex among in-school adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis. This study is a cross sectional survey research. A total of 500 participants were sampled through convenience sampling from selected secondary schools randomly selected from the Oluyole and Ibadan North Local Government of Oyo state.A structured questionnaire was used to collect data hypotheses were tested using Factorial ANOVA; multiple regressions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at p≤.05. Significant associations were demonstrated between parental involvement(r = -.21, p<.01), religiosity(r = -.34, p<.05), and attitude towards premarital sex while associations among parental communication, socio-demographic characteristics and attitude towards premarital sex were not significant.The result revealed that parental involvement (β = --.18, t= -4.18 p<.01), religiosity (β= -.33, t= -7.69, p<.01) have significant independent influence on attitude towards premarital sex (R2 = 0.15, F (3,496) = 28.64, p <.01)However, sex communication (β = -.05, t= -1.44 p>.05) have no significant independent influence on attitude towards premarital sex.there was main effect of parental involvement (F (1,492) = 792.78, p<.01) and religiosity (F (1,492) =26.91, p<.01) on attitude towards premarital sex. Furthermore, the result also revealed that there was significant interaction between parental involvement and religiosity on attitude towards premarital sex (F= (1,492) = 28.37, p<.01). The government should endeavor to incorporate it in the curriculum of various schools and to spread the dangers to the public at large