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A comparative analysis of age, social media and mental health: a curse or a blessing
(Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2020-07) Adeyemi, A. O.; Ajayi, V.
In recent time, plethora of events has shown mental health cases among undergraduates. Some of these include suicide Intention, anxiety, depression, and sleeplessness. The mental health of undergraduates calls for concern which requires an investigative consideration of personal-social factors underpinning variance in mental health status. That is, a comparative analysis of age, social media exposure and mental health: A curse or blessing. This study adopted casual comparative design. A sample of 250 undergraduate students was randomly selected from the University of Ibadan. Two reliable measuring scales (Social media exposure; a = 0.77, Mental health; a = 0.72) were used for collection. T-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) used to analyse the data. The study discovered a significant difference in the mental health of undergraduates based on social media exposure (t(248)= 13.21, p<0.05, partial ɳ1 = 0.08). Participants with high social media exposure (ẋ- 48.3) had lower mental health than those with lower social media exposure (ẋ= 35.2). A significant difference in the mental health of undergraduates based on age; 44.43, p<0.05, partial ɳ2 = 0.35). It was further discovered that participants within the ages of 21 and 24 years (ẋ= 34.4) had higher mental health than those within the ages of 16 and 20 years (ẋ= 29.5). By implication, older undergraduates hove better mental health than the younger ones. Based on findings, it was recommended that university managements should adjust their policy for admission arriving at the exposure of psychological instrument that can determine the intelligent level of the candidates to know their mental age and determine eligibility for admission; in order to ascertain that the candidate is mature enough to handle academic pressure. Counselling psychology unit of the department are expected to champion this mental health screening and remediation within the university system. Also, undergraduate students are enjoined not to be committed to online friends so as to reduce negative feedbacks that come from online relationships.
A correlational investigation of psychological wellbeing, academic self- efficacy, school climate and academic performance among female undergraduate students of University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(2016) Adeyemi, A. O.
Observations reveal that only few exceptional female undergraduates perform at their best in Nigeria institutions, host of others struggle to have good grades. This has lead to more female students’ frustration and dropout rate which attracted an investigation of psychological-wellbeing, academic self efficacy and school climate as correlate of academic achievement of female undergraduate students University of Ibadan. A descriptive research design of the correlational type was adopted for this study. An array of reliable measuring scales was used for the data collection. A sample of 55 female students was randomly selected 200 level guidance and counseling students in the University of Ibadan. The study recorded a significant relationship among the variables through a zero order correlation. A significant joint effect of psychological-wellbeing, academic self efficacy, school climate and academic achievement was found. The most potent factor was academic efficacy; followed by psychological wellbeing, and school climate. This justifies that female undergraduate student academic performance is likely to improve with increased influence of psychological wellbeing, academic self efficacy and good school climate. Therefore, it was recommended that the student affairs should monitor student performing below required and refer them to the counselor. The University counseling unit was enjoined to organized academic booster programmes to enhance the confidence of students towards achieving success. University administrators and the federal government should make all facilities available to make the school environment homely.
Adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour: the roles of peer pressure, socio-economic status and parent-child relationship
(2019-01) Adeyemi, A. O.
In recent times, there are records of prevalence of mortality among adolescents owing to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancy, abortion, induced pregnancy and related issues. This disastrous situation is traceable to adolescents' engagement in premarital sexual behaviour. This motivated an examination of peer pressure, socio-economic status, and parent-child relationship as correlates of adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour. The study adopted descriptive survey design of the ex-post facto type. Three hundred adolescents were randomly sampled from secondary schools in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected using reliable instruments (Premarital Sexual Behaviour Scale a-0.87; Parental-Child Relationship Scale a =0.77; Socio-economic Status Scale a =0.73; Peer Influence Scale a = 0.75). Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis. The study discovered that peer pressure (r = .883, P<0.01), parental socio-economic status (r = -.203, P<0.01) and parent-child relationship (r = -.536, P<0.01) significantly correlated with adolescents' premarital sexual behaviour. Among others, it was recommended that parents should build a healthy relationship with adolescents so as to be able to monitor and guide them against premarital sexual behaviour while school administrators and policy makers should intensify the teaching of sex education in secondary schools in order to acquaint adolescents with the dangers inherent in premarital sexual behaviour
An examination of parental control, peer influence, socio-economic status and career choice among secondary school students in Ibadan
(2019) Adeyemi, A. O.
In recent times, there has been series of problem ranging the world of work. Problems such as career mismatch, un-employability of graduates, downsizing, and the doubt on the quality of procedure for the award of university certificates in the world of work. This activated an examination of parental control, peer influence and socio-economic status as predictors of students’ career choice among secondary school students in Ibadan North Local Government area. This study adopted descriptive survey design of the ex-post facto type. A sample of 288 students was randomly selected. Four reliable measuring scales were used for collection. Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that there was a significant relationship between parental control, peer influence, socio-economic status and students’ career choice. Multiple regression analysis revealed that parental control, peer influence »and socio-economic status jointly contributed to the prediction of students’ career choice. While it was discovered that the most potent factor was peer influence (Beta = /798, t < 7.934, P<0.01), followed by parental control (Beta =.490, t - 4.167, P<0.01). But socio-economic status (Beta = .052, t = 0.776, P<0.05) is not a potent predictor of students’ career choice. This implies that any change career in adolescent choice is an evidence of increase; in parental control and peer influence. While socioeconomic status is not a significant predictor of students’ career choice. Among others, it was recommended that school counselors should expose students to various career options to save them from being confused by parent and peers. Parents were enjoined to allow their children to choose the career they think it is best based on sound understanding so as to help them fit the work environment and demand of the career. While students also enjoined not to imitate their peers in making their choice of career but to look inward and compare their ability with the demands of their career.
Assessment of ecological predictors of moral decadence in Oyo State, Nigeria
(Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2022-06) Fehintola, J. O.; Adeyemi, A. O.
This study determined the factors responsible for moral decadence hope that such findings will pave the way to remedy that will help in finding solutions to the challenges facing the adolescents in our society. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design of the ex-post-facto type among the characteristics of the adolescents and young children in Oyo State, Nigeria with the ex-post-facto type. The population of the study cut across the age categories of adults from age 30 and above. Stratified random sampling was used to get the samples for the study. The population involved were male and female and of different ethnic groups with 250 Yoruba, 167 Hausa and 83 Igbo. A self-administered method of data collection was used with a reliable and valid instrument. The instrument was divided into six sections. The first category measured the demographic information of the respondents, while sections B to F measured the government, society, school, religious organisations, the parents and the children themselves a contribution to the adolescents and youths moral decadence in the State. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.87. The instrument response format patterned after the Likert format, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The findings showed that the government, society, parents, school and religious organisations have lost the expected roles on morality. Parenting style, unwillingness to take to correction by the children, get-rich-quick syndrome, parents looking for money at the detriment of taking care of the children, possession of the sophisticated phone, exposure to bad films, the use of hard drugs, broken home; age at marriage, not having good role model, unemployment and so on, and many others are the reasons why the society has experience incivility in the towns and cities. The researcher concluded that the problems with children are caused by the government, schools and religious organisations, society, parents and the children themselves. Recommendations were made that urgent attention should be taken to impart good behaviour in to the life of our adolescents, that schools and religious organisations should do the needful by teaching the fear of God that will make them be good children in the society.
Assessment of the virtual learning approach on academic outcome among underachievers: implication for post-COVID-19 adjustment
(2020-06) Adeyemi, A. O.
The unanticipated impediment to the teaching-learning process amid poor academic returns in the Nigerian educational system due to the emergence of COVID-19 is worrisome. Juggling prevention for survival and knowledge enhancement for increased performance becomes a difficult decision to make in the face of high mortality reports across developed and developing countries. This created an impetus to investigate perceived effectiveness of the virtual learning approach on academic outcome among underachieving students in Ibadan, having gender as a moderator. Descriptive research design was adopted in this study with randomly sampled 150 underachieving students (male = 70, female= 80) from private secondary schools in Ibadan. Data were collected through academic outcome test (Rr = 0.871) with three hypotheses raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance using independent sample t-test. The result showed that there was a significant difference in the academic outcome of students who experienced virtual learning approach and those exposed to the traditional approach; t (148)= 2.170, p <0.05, η2 = 0.031. The students exposed to virtual learning (mean= 56.24) had higher academic outcome than those exposed to the traditional learning approach (mean= 45.71). There was a significant difference in the academic outcome of male and female exposed to virtual learning; t (73) = 2.418, p <0.05, η2= 0.029. The male (mean= 22.41) students exposed to virtual learning had higher academic score than their female (mean= 20.72) counter-parts. There was no significant difference in the academic outcome of male and female students who did not experience virtual learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. Among others it was recommended that, in order to curtail an unexpected pandemic that can affect learning, virtual class should be encouraged as a regular school approach to teaching students. Furthermore, provision should be made for updating and upgrading teachers on how to instruct and engage all students through virtual learning tools.
Building positive parent-teacher relationship for better educational performance of a girl-child: implication for counseling
(Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), 2015-04) Adeyemi, A. O.
Noting the importance of the parent teacher relationship to improving the educational performance of the girl-child, this paper discusses building parent-teacher relationship for better performance of a girl-child. Included in the discussion are conceptual issues in girl-child and education, importance of girl-child education, problems with the girl-child education and problems of performance of the girl-child in education. The role of positive parent-teacher relationship was emphasised and the "hows" of building positive parent-teacher relationship was discoursed. The characteristics of positive parent-teacher relationship by which it can be identified were itemised and implications of positive parent-teacher relationship to counselling was presented. It was recommended that Counselling psychologists should be available within the educational institutions to help teachers create the needed relationship with parents. Also, Counsellors should be involved in the lives of the females right from the creche to nursery, primary school and all around and that the female should be caught young with counselling give them appropriate and right information to boost their self image and consequently their performance.
Conscientiousness, self-efficacy, social support and health information-seeking behaviour of senior secondary school adolescents in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State
(2018) Adeyemi, A. O.
In recent tunes, it has been observed that poor knowledge on health state and status has led to high morbidity and mortality. There is prevalence in poor health-information knowledge, ignorance, increased STIS, HIV/AID, risky health behaviour, abortion and the like. The danger posed by poor health knowledge motivated an investigation of the health information-seeking behaviour of adolescents using conscientiousness, self-efficacy and social support as predictors. The study adopted a correlational study with a sample of 200 adolescents randomly sampled from Ibadan North local Government Area of Oyo State. Four reliable measuring instruments were used to collect data. Three research questions raised analysed were using Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. The result showed that conscientiousness, self-efficacy and social support positively correlated with health information-seeking behaviour. The regression analysis showed that the three factors jointly accounted/or 42.2% of the total variance in adolescent information-seeking behaviour. Social support was found to be the strongest predictor followed by self-efficacy and conscientiousness. Among others recommendations, parents, teachers and significant individuals are enjoined to help students out with their demand to know much about their health status. School counsellors are admonished to help students to build their self-efficacy to help them to he bald enough to seek for health information. The government should also employ school counselors who will assist students to build their personality (conscientiousness) to enhance self-control on their health issues. This might go a long u-«v in reducing self-prescription and misuse of drug
Demographic characteristics, leadership styles, job attitudes and personality as predictors of job performance among civil servants in Southwest Nigeria
(African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014) Adeyemi, A. O.; Jimoh, A. M.
This purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive influence of demographic characteristics, leadership styles, job attitudes and personality on jot performance among civil servants in Southwest Nigeria. The sample consists of 400 civil servants (males = 275 females = 125) randomly selected from Southwestern Nigeria. Measures of demographic form leadership styles, job attitudes, personality and job performance were administered to the civil servants Data collected mere analysed using multiple regression analysis. Results of the study showed that job performance had a significant predictive relationship with leadership styles, demographic characteristics job attitudes and personality - a strong relationship of job performance and neuroticism, openness to experience and agreeableness among the civil servants. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and private organisations should ensure that employees have the opportunity for training and development so as to enhance job performance in organisations.
Effectiveness of cognitive restructuring and social decision-making techniques on truancy behaviour reduction among secondary school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria
(African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014) Adeyemi, A. O.; Uwakwe, C. B. U.
This study investigated effectiveness of cognitive restructuring and social decision-making techniques on truancy reduction among secondary school adolescents m Ibadan, Nigeria. Pre-test, post-test, control group quasi-experimental design with a 3x2x2 factorial matrix was adopted for the study. A total of 180 Senior Secondary School adolescents was randomly selected from three purposively selected secondary schools, from 11 local government areas in Ibadan, using the multistage sampling procedure They were stratified proportionately into two experimental conditions - Cognitive Restructuring Technique (CRT) and Social Decision-Making Technique (SDMT) - and the control group. Two instruments, Truancy Behaviour Rating Scale (a = 0.78) and Student Motivation Scale (a = 0.77) were employed in the study. Three hypotheses were tested for significance at 0.05 alpha level. The data were subjected to Analysis of Covariance and Scheffe for post hoc analysis. There was a significant difference in the truancy reduction of the experimental participants and control group (Fp-nv = 51.40; P<0.05). The experimental participants (x=109.6. x = 103.5) performed better than the control (x = 126.134) on truancy behaviour reduction. Similarly, truancy declined among the participants treated with SDMT (x = 103.49) more than among those treated with CRT (x = 109.57) There was reduction in the truancy behaviour of high- and low- motivated participants (F/2.174) = 59.33; P< 20.05) Cognitive Restructuring and Social Decision-Making techniques were effective in the reduction of truancy among secondary school adolescents. Counselling and educational psychologists could make use of the two approaches to reduce the incidence of truancy in school.
Ibadan adolescent rebelliousness: attendant effects of self-esteem, gender, age, family type, peer influence and socioeconomic status
(2016-05) Adeyemi, A. O.; Oluwole, D. A.
This study examined the psychosocial predictors of rebelliousness among school age adolescents in the Ibadan. Specifically, age, gender, family type, peer influence, socio economic status, and self-esteem formed the psychosocial predictors used in this study. Three research questions were raised and answered in the study; whereas the decisions on the questions were taken, at 0.05 level of significance. The research design used is descriptive survey of ex post-facto type. 421 in-school adolescents were randomly selected from five public secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State. The instruments used for this study were distributed to participants. Multiple regression statistics was employed to analyze the data collected from the participants. The results of the analysis indicated that all the independent variables jointly have 16% variance of rebelliousness of adolescents. Family type, socio-economic status, and self-esteem have significant contribution, whereas age and gender do not contribute significantly to rebelliousness of adolescents. In addition, only peer influence (r=.156) have significant relationship with adolescent rebelliousness at 0.05 level of significance. It was recommended that parents should be equipped with adequate parenting skills, whereas peer counselling should be organized for adolescents, as such will provide appropriate ways to respond to significant others that will devoid of rebelliousness.
Influence of religiosity and educational background on marital satisfaction of couples in Oyo State, Nigeria
(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2013-06) Adeyemi, A. O.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of religiosity and educational background on marital satisfaction of couples in Oyo State, Nigeria. Two hundred (200) couples constituted the study’s sample that was selected through simple random sampling technique in Oyo State, Nigeria. Both the independent and dependent variables were measured with standardized instruments (a self developed scale tagged marital satisfaction Questionnaire was used) with 0.81 reliability coefficient and the data obtained was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Two research questions were formulated and answered. The result shows that there is a significant relationship between religiosity and marital satisfaction among selected couples (r= .771; P<0.05) and there is a significant relationship between educational background and marital satisfaction of selected couples (r= .771; P<0.05). In view of these findings, the study stresses and advocates the need for family counselling centres to be established and be functional in various communities, and couples should be taught the importance of attending and visiting family counseling centers. Marriage seminars and workshops should be introduced to encourage marriage counsellors, religious bodies and other stake holders of family affairs to educate married couples and also the mature singles so as to will help them to re-orientate their knowledge for efficient marriage life ahead.
Inter-parental conflict, parent-child relationship on emotional security of school-going adolescents in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State
(Faculty of Education, Kampala International University, Tanzania, 2016-12) Adeyemi, A. O.
The rate of loneliness, anxiety, depression, emotional distress, distrust in relationships among adolescents and their implications for student',' academic performance, relationship with teachers and peers, personality, choice of career, emotional development and preparation for life have been traced to variations in adolescents' emotional security. The foregoing has inspired investigation into inter-parental conflict and parent-child relationship as determinants of emotional security of school-going adolescents in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design of the ex-post facto type, with a sample of 248 adolescents (between the ages of 13 and 19 years) randomly selected from junior secondary schools in Oyo State. Three measuring scales (Inter-parental conflict scale; r = 0.78, Parent-child relationship scale; r = 0.73 Emotional security scale = 0.76) were used in collecting data. Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple linear regression were used in testing three research questions at 0.05 level of significance. The result indicated that inter-parental conflict (r = -.821, P<0.01) and parent-child relationship (r =.885, P<0.01) significantly correlated with adolescents' emotional security. The regression analysis confirmed that the independent variables jointly accounted for 81.6% variance in the prediction of adolescents' emotional security. Parent-child relationship (Beta = .636, t= 14.883, P<0.01) was found to be the strongest predictor of adolescents' emotional security, followed by inter-parental conflict (Beta = .636, t= 14.883, P<0.01). By implication, reduction in inter-parental conflict will improve adolescents' emotional security, while a unit change in parent-child relationship will increase the likelihood for an improved adolescents' emotional security. It was recommended that parents should not discuss their grievances or exchange words in the presence of their children because of its effects on their emotional development. They were also enjoined not to transfer aggression to their children. School counsellors were enjoined to help adolescents develop emotional regulatory ski/Is to adjust unpleasant situations or events in life.
Parent-child relationship, socio-economic status, peer-pressure and self-esteem as predictors of juvenile delinquency behaviour in Ibadan, Nigeria
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020) Adebowale, T.A.; Adeyemi, A. O.
Anti-social behaviours are often associated with juvenile delinquency. This societal menace motivated the investigation of parent-child relationship, parental socio-economic status, peer pressure and self-esteem as determinants of juvenile delinquency among adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis. The study adopted correlational survey design. A randomly selected sample of two hundred and twenty (220) secondary school adolescents was used Two research questions were raised and answered while four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.5 level of significance. Five reliable measuring instruments adapted and validated to form a structured questionnaire were used for data analysis. Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The study showed there was a significant relationship between the Independent and Dependent Variables. Multiple regression analysis revealed that: there was a significant joint contribution of Independent to Dependent Variables, the most potent factor was peer-pressure (β=.189, t=2.859, p<.05), followed by self-esteem (β= -.244, t= -3.362, p<.05), parent-child-relationship (β= -.420, t= -5.835, p< .05) and parental socio-economic status (= -.017, t= -.795). This implies that self-esteem and parent-child relationship will reduce juvenile delinquency by 24.4% and 42% respectively while peer-pressure will increase juvenile delinquency by 18.9%. It was therefore recommended that school administrators should constitute a disciplinary committee to checkmate social menace and discipline offenders in the school; Federal Government could build correctional homes to rehabilitate delinquent adolescents for reformation to be useful to themselves and the society at large.
Parental connectedness, monitoring and depression on substance abuse among undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan
(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2016) Adeyemi, A. O.
Based on the ever increasing rate of substance abuse among university undergraduates, this study investigated parent connectedness, parental monitoring, and depression on substance abuse among undergraduate students in the University of Ibadan. A descriptive research design of correlational type was adopted for this study. Four reliable measuring scales were used for the data collection. A sample of 220 adolescents was randomly selected among four faculties of the University of Ibadan. The study found a significant relationship among the variables and dependent variable. A significant joint effect of parent connectedness, parental monitoring, and depression to the prediction of substance abuse was established among undergraduate students. The most potent factor was depression; followed by parental monitoring and parent connectedness. This implies that, there is likelihood for an increase in adolescent's engagement HI substance abuse when there is a high influence of depression. While adolescent students may reduce their engagement in substance abuse when parent connectedness and parental monitoring is high. Among others, it was recommended that the school counselling unit should organize relaxation training programmes to reduce the stress and frustration that lead students engaging in substance abuse. More so parents should keep the relationship between them and their children lively and healthy even when they are far away on campus.
Parenting style, school connectedness and academic self-efficacy as determinants of academic success of secondary school students in Ibadan North Local Government
(2016) Adeyemi, A. O.; Oladunmoye, E. O.
Perceived stressful events and individual belief system as predictors of aggressive behaviour among youths in rural secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State
(Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2016) Adeyemi, A. O.
Personological factors and sexing behaviour among in-school adolescents: implications for counselling psychology
(2015) Adeyemi, A. O.; Muraina, K. O.
Text messaging is the most popular form of electronic communication among adolescents. Approximately I in 3 teens send over 100 text messages a day. Recently adolescents have begun to use their cell phones to engage in sexual exploration with one another. This new occurrence has now been labeled as sexting. This new phenomenon includes writing sexually explicit messages, taking provocative pictures of themselves or other individuals, and transmitting these messages using technology. The purpose of this study was to examine personological factors and sexting behaviour among in-school adolescents: implications for counselling psychology. Descriptive research design of ex-post-facto type was used in the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting nine hundred and sixty nine (969) participants out of one thousand (1,000) which were randomly selected from ten (10) Local Government Area in Oyo State, Nigeria. The respondents were measured with relevant adopted standardized scale (instruments) and the data obtained was analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple regression statistical analysis of the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). Three research Questions were raised and answered in the study. The result showed that adolescents' sexting behavior is significantly correlated with: (1) self esteem (r = .640; p<-05) and (2) social networking utilization (r= .659; p<.05), the independent variables (self esteem and social networking utilization) when pulled together have significant contributions to the sexting behavior among adolescents (R (adjusted) =.667 & R2 (adjusted) =.631) and each of the independent variables made a significant contribution to the prediction of sexting behavior among adolescents. In term of magnitude of contribution, social networking utilization made the most significant contribution (Beta= .385; t= 9.43; P<0.05) to the prediction follow by self esteem (Beta= .247; t= 1.62; P<0.05). In view of these findings, the study stressed that the parents/guardians should be enlightened on how to improve on their monitoring towards the students' peer selection and counseling psychologists should intensify their effort to organize seminars/conferences on these factors (such as self esteem and social networking utilization among others) as they significantly influence the sexting behavior among students
Predictors of academic dishonesty among postgraduate students in South-West Nigeria
(Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2019) Aremu, O. A.; Adeyemi, A. O.; Ozurumba, N.
The university system is supposed to be in all sense of responsibility a place where there should be undiluted intellectualisation. This confers integrity on all spheres of life including students especially, postgraduate students. Anything to the contrary could lead to academic dishonesty. This study, therefore, investigates the prediction of self-control, attitude, motivation and perceived norm on academic dishonesty of postgraduate students in universities in Southwest Nigeria. These variables were measured with the following instruments: Academic Ethical Scale (r=0.93), Postgraduate Students Self-Control Scale (r=0.76), Postgraduate Students Attitude Scale (r=0.75), Postgraduate Students’ Motivation Scale (r = 0.76), and Postgraduate Students Perceived Norms Scale (r = 0.79). Using a sample of 200 postgraduate students from eight universities from the Southwest Nigeria, results showed that the four predicting variables significantly contributed to academic dishonesty of postgraduate students. However, motivation and attitude made the most contribution to the criterion measure. The findings and implications are discussed in the paper.
Predisposing factors towards risk-taking behaviours among in-school adolescents in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria
(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2016-06) Adeyemi, A. O.; Komolafe, T. O.
The percentage rate of violence and societal menace rampant in the society today has been recorded to be a by-product of adolescent risk related behaviours. This created an interest in the investigation of predisposing factors towards risk-taking behaviours among in-school adolescents in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a correlational research design with a randomly sampled 300 male and female in-school adolescents. Data were collected, using questionnaire measuring family dynamics (Inventory of parent and peer attachment (α=0.78), self-esteem (Rosenburg self-esteem scale (a=0.76), school connectedness (Youth transition survey (α=0.77) and risk-taking behaviour (Youth at-risk and general stability survey (α=0.82). Three research questions were raised and answered. The data were analysed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed a positive correlation between risk-taking behaviour and self-esteem and negative correlation with family dynamics and school connectedness. High family dynamics and school connectedness will reduce the likelihood of students engaging in risk-taking behaviours. The result also showed that three predictor variables (family dynamics, self-esteem and school connectedness) are potent predictors of risk-taking behaviour F (3,396) = 6.875, R' 85, =P<0.001). The most potent factor was family dynamics, followed by school connectedness and self-esteem. Counseling intervention, such as self-monitoring, peer pressure management, self-regulation, values clarification, and thought-stopping, could help adolescents to withstand the likely effects of low family dynamics, school connectedness and high self-esteem all of which are implicated in this study. Finally, in-school adolescents from a positive family background and a high connection to school may not likely engage in risk-taking behaviours as a result of positive attitude they imbibe both from home and school. School programmes and counselling activities should be channeled towards building students' interest in schooling. Parents are also enjoined to provide social support to the adolescents by showing love, warmth, care and affection.