This study examined the relationship between peer influence and sexual behaviour of in-school adolescents in South East Zone of Nigeria. The population of this study comprised 137, 095 in-school adolescents in senior secondary II in public secondary schools. The sample of the study was 1200 senior secondary II in-school adolescents. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated for the study and the study adopted correlation survey design. Two instruments, namely: Peer Influence Questionnaire (PIQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.76 and Sexual Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.78 were developed by the researcher and used for data collection in the study. The research questions in the study were answered using mean, standard deviation, simple regression analysis while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained indicated what constitutes peer influence for in-school adolescents as making friends on Facebook and doing homework with friends of opposite sex, among others; In-school adolescents’ sexual behaviour in South East Nigeria are attraction to their opposite sex and enjoying sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol, among others. There exists a direct positive relationship between peer influence and sexual behaviour of adolescents, and a weak contribution of peer influence on sexual behaviour of in-school adolescents. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended among others, that more counsellors should be employed, retained and empowered to help in-school adolescents regulate their engagement with peers and sexual behaviour. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0798/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
The economic situation of a person or family is an important contributory factor to the individual’s health status, hence would likely contribute to the anxiety symptoms they experience, especially in an unforeseen pandemic situation currently being experienced in the world today. This study therefore examined economic distress arising from covid-19 pandemic as a factor in development of anxiety symptoms among undergraduate students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Five research questions guided the study while one null hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was used in carrying out the study. The population of the study comprised of 39,697 undergraduate students in Universities in Anambra State. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed in the selection of 1,900 participants for this study. The instruments for data collection are questionnaires titled; “Distressing Economic Survey Questionnaire (PESQ)” and “Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)”. The reliability coefficients of the instruments were 0.93 for PESQ and 0.92 for BAI. Data was collected by sending the questionnaires along with the consent form appended to it through e-mails, WhatsApp and Telegram messengers to the contacts of the researchers and analyzed using Percentages, answering the research questions 1-3., Pearson r. for research questions 4-5 and regression analysis for testing the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed among others that there is a low positive relationship of 0.24 existing between the housing condition of the university undergraduate students’ and the anxiety symptoms experienced. The findings also revealed that the undergraduate students’ living status and housing condition are significant predictors of their experience of anxiety symptoms in Anambra State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that there is a serious need to have fully functional guidance counsellors in the university who are not combining counselling with lecturing. These guidance counsellors in the school will help to explore varieties of ways of coping with the distressing economic conditions to reduce feelings of anxiety and possibly handling the anxiety before it becomes a source of problem to the students.
This study investigated Realistic and Investigative personality types as predictors of achievement career aspiration of secondary school students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlation research design. The study was carried out in Anambra State. The sample of 2,700 SS1 and SS 2 students were selected from a population of 32,450 senior secondary school students. Two research instruments were used for data collection. These are the Achievement Career Aspiration Scale (ACAS) and Personality Types Questionnaire (PTQ). The internal consistency reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach Alpha statistics. The results are as follows: ACAS 0.891; PTQ 0.942. The reliability Coefficients for PTQ clusters are Realistic 0.891, Investigative 0.928. Copies of the questionnaire were distributed and retrieved through a direct delivery method. Data collected were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Simple linear regression analyses were used in answering research questions and testing the hypotheses. The finding of the study revealed among others that the Investigative personality type showed a significant prediction of achievement career aspiration of the students while the Realistic personality type does not significantly predict their achievement career aspiration. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that Guidance Counsellors working in secondary schools should organise assessment tests to assess students’ personality types in their school when the students join the school in class one, so as to guide them in their possible career paths.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0905/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Adolescence is an important developmental period when there is increase in adolescents' quest for romantic relationships; love at this period can become confusing. This study analysed the styles of love among adolescents of secondary schools in Anambra state, Nigeria. One research question guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample size of 1015 secondary school adolescents was selected from a population size of 32,217 adolescents through simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Research question was answered using range of summated scores and percentages while z-test and ANOVA were respectively used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings from the study revealed among others that majority of the adolescents are aware of the different styles of love. Based on the findings, implications of the study were noted and recommendations made that school guidance and counselling services and programmes for educating the students should focus on how to make the best of relationship choice based on the styles of love and the dangers of making the wrong choice of love in such early stage of development.
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