ABSTRACT
This
study investigated the correlation between some psychological and home
environmental variables and secondary school adolescent adjustment in Abia
State. The study adopted a
correlational research design. Four research questions and four null hypotheses
guided the study. The population of the study comprised 8783 (4195 males
and 4588 female) secondary school students. The sample for the study consisted 878 respondents drawn through two-stage
sampling procedure. Three instruments were developed by the researcher from
information got from literature. They are: Psychological Variables
Questionnaire (PVQ), Home Environment Questionnaire (HEQ) and School Adjustment
Questionnaire (SAQ). The
instruments were face and content validated by three experts in Psychology,
Guidance and Counselling and Measurement and Evaluation; all from the Michael
Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike respectively. The stability of
the instrument were determined using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation
Coefficient and a reliability index result of the data analysis were reported
as follows; Psychological Variables Questionnaire (PVQ), yielded a reliability index of .75. Home
Environment Questionnaire (HEQ) item
analysis yielded 0.85 and School Adjustment Questionnaire (SAQ) item analysis yielded 0.93
respectively. The data obtained through the administration of the
instruments were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient
to answer the research questions. Linear regression and multiple regressions
were used to test null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Scheffe test was also done for a
step-wise comparison of the means for /hypotheses three and four, which
revealed the following findings: Emotional intelligence to a very highly
positive and significant extent and self-concept to a highly positive and significant
extent correlate with in-school adolescents’ adjustment as they
predicted 72.4% and 61.3% of adjustment of in-school adolescents respectively;
There was a significant correlation between parenting styles (authoritarian,
authoritative, permissive) and in-school adolescents’ adjustment. Joint parenting
styles (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive) predicted 77.6% of in-school
adolescents’ adjustment. However, authoritative parenting style had the highest percentage contribution
of 61.5%; followed by authoritarian
parenting style with 52.3% and lastly permissive parenting
style which predicted 27.5% of in-school
adolescents’ adjustment; there
was a significant correlation between joint home environmental variables (parenting styles,
parental education level and parental income level) and in-school adolescents’
adjustment. Joint home environmental
variables (parenting styles, parental education level and parental
income level) predicted 99.4% of in-school adolescents’ adjustment. However,
parenting styles had the highest percentage contribution
of 77.6%; followed by parental
education level with 76.6% and lastly parental income
level which predicted 62.9% of in-school
adolescents’ adjustment. It
was thus recommended that teachers, counsellors/psychologists, parents
or guardians should educate their children on the importance of some psychological
and home environmental variables in school
adjustment.
FELIX, F (2024). Psychological and Home environmental Variables as correlates of Secondary School Adolescents’ Adjustment in Abia State:- Felix, Felix E. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/psychological-and-home-environmental-variables-as-correlates-of-secondary-school-adolescents-adjustment-in-abia-state-felix-felix-e-7-2
FELIX, FELIX. "Psychological and Home environmental Variables as correlates of Secondary School Adolescents’ Adjustment in Abia State:- Felix, Felix E" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/psychological-and-home-environmental-variables-as-correlates-of-secondary-school-adolescents-adjustment-in-abia-state-felix-felix-e-7-2. Accessed 08 Nov. 2024.
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