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Item Social factors As determinants of teenage pregnancy proneness among public secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State(Positive Psychology Association of Nigeria with headquarters in University of Ibadan, Nigeria., 2021-06) Babatunde, E. O.; Elemide, B. O.In Nigeria, teenage pregnancy among secondary school students is becoming rampant. In this study, the authors investigated the effect of social factors' (parental support, parenting style, peer influence, social media usage and sexuality education) associated with proneness to teenage pregnancy among secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a non-experimental research design of survey type. Population comprised all SSS II students in public secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis out of which 1200 students (600 Boys and 600 girls) were sampled through multistage sampling procedure. Two instruments used for this study were Social Factors Questionnaire (SFQ) and Perception to Teenage Pregnancy Questionnaire (PTPQ). The findings revealed that social media usage (β = 0.09, t = 2.32), parenting style (β =0.07, t = 2.14) and sexuality education (β = 0.11, t = 3.90) contributed significantly to the prediction of male proneness to pregnancy. Also, social media usage (β = 0.10, t = 2.27) contributed significantly to the prediction of female proneness to pregnancy. Parental support (β = 0.05, t = -1.24), parenting style (β = -0.07, t = -1.80), peer influence (β = 0.07, t = 1.62) and sexuality education (β = 0.06, f= 1.68) did not contribute significantly to female proneness to teenage pregnancy. The authors concluded that parents and tall: educational stakeholders should join hands to guide youth against the. menace of teenage pregnancy.Item Influence of school absenteeism, peer influence and parental factors on students’ achievement in basic science and technology in Ibadan Metropolis(Department of Human Kinetics, University of Ibadan, 2018) Babatunde, E. O.A school is a place of learning in morality and inculcating discipline in students. It is established as the agent of the society to mould the habits, interest, attitudes and feelings of children and transmit societal norms, culture, values’ and traditions from one genera/ion to another. In spite of the advantages of schooling, some students do not attend classes and the situation in the secondary schools regarding the issue of absenteeism has damaging effects on students’ academic achievement. Therefore, this study examined the impact of school absenteeism, parental factors and peer influence on the academic performance of junior secondary school basic science and technology students in Ibadan metropolis. Five research questions guided this study. The study is a survey with a population of 143,692 junior secondary school students in Ibadan metropolis from where 800 students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Three instruments used are: “Students Attendance Record” (SAR) obtained from the school register. “Parental Factor and Peer influence Questionnaire (PFPIQ), r=0.82 and “Students Achievement Test” SAT) r=0.79. Data collected was subjected to descriptive analysis of frequency counts, percentages and mean and inferential statistics using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed a significant relationship between absenteeism and students’ achievement (.r=.284*, N=1091, p. 05). There was a positive significant relationship between peer influence and students’ achievement (r = 247*, n - 1091, p<. 05), absenteeism from school, lack of positive support from parents and peer influence affects students’ academic performance. Therefore, parents should support their children and monitor their activities while strong ties should exist between the school and the home to prevent absenteeism and negative peer influence.