A SURVEY OF PERSONAL-SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENT IN POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT

        The study examined the psychosocial problems of adolescents in Ilorin metropolis.

        Two hundred randomly selected samples responded to the psychosocial problems of adolescent questionnaire. Data collected were analysed with frequency counts percentage and t-test.

        The results indicated that adolescents suffered from problems arising from fear of oppression negligence, discriminated education and hopelessness. It was also revealed there that there were no significant differences in the psycho-social problems on the basis of sex, religion and parents education. But significant differences was of solved on the basis of age group.

        Based on the findings in the study, it was recommended that all stakeholders on education should core together to issues in alleviating the problems of the adolescents, that guidance and counselling should made functional in all schools to provide services for students.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS                                                          PAGE

TITLE PAGE                                                             i      

CERTIFICATION                                                       ii     

DEDICATION                                                           iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS                                          iv    

ABSTRACT                                                               vi    

TABLE OF CONTENTS                                             vii

LIST OF TABLES                                                      x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study                                                 1

Statement of the Problem                                        4

Purpose of the Study                                                       6

General Questions                                                   7

Research Questions                                                 7

Research Hypotheses                                               8     

Significance of the Study                                                 9

Delimitation and Scope of the Study                               11   

Definition of Terms (Operational Definitions)           12   

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE                   

Concept and Onset of Adolescents                           14

Adolescence as a period of storm, stress and

change                      19

Factors Responsible for poor Study Habits by

Adolescents                                                             24

How to Cultivate Good Study Habits by Adolescents       27

Problems of Adolescent                                            31

Summary of the Related Literature Reviewed           33

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD

Research Design                                                      35   

Population of the Study                                           36

Sample and Sampling Techniques                           36

Instrumentation                                                       37   

Validity of the Instrument                                        38   

Reliability of the Instrument                                    38

Administration of the Instrument                            39   

Data Analysis                                                           39

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Results                                                                    40

Discussion of Findings                                            46   

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary                                                                         51   

Conclusion                                                              52

Implication of the Study                                          53

Recommendations                                                   53

Limitations of the Study                                          56

Suggestions for Further Study                                         56

REFERENCES                                                         57

APPENDIX                                                               59

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:    Distribution of Respondents by Gender   40

Table 2:    Distribution of respondents by Age          41

Table 3:    Distribution of respondents by parents’ Education           42

Table 5:    t-test analysis of male and female adolescents           43

Table 6:    t-test analysis of young and old adolescents                 44

Table 7:    t-test analysis of adolescents by parents education                   45

Table 8:    t-test analysis of adolescents based on

Religion                                                   46

CHAPTER ONE 

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

        Human being progress through a series of developmental stage and each stage has its character tics developmental tasks. Bukoye (2005) suggested that there are some tasks the adolescents must solve during this stage of development, such as a more masculine or feminine role, acceptance of his physique, and acquisition of emotional and financial independence from the significance others and  advancing a social responsible a socially responsible behaviour.

        Any period of chance is likely to be a period fraught with problem, therefore, the attainment of maturity and development as well as change and aspirations during adolescent may be accompany by many potential difficulties. The degree of difficulty and individual experience may be function of cultural and societal expectations. The period of adolescence has generated a lot of controversy as regards the problems adolescents encounter. Some findings conclude that the period is stormy and stressful Hake (2002) add that is it is complicated by the nature of the developmental task of this period. Such adolescent tasks include:-

–       Learning to accept one’s physique

–       Forming new relations with age mates of both sexes

–       Selecting and preparing for an occupation

–       Developing intellectual skills and concepts necessary for civic competence

–       Devising and accruing socially responsible behaviours

 –      Learning to play appropriate sex roles

        Other findings maintain that storm and stress are not inevitable direct product of adolescent but instead appear to originated in cultural and societal expectations. Peck (2005).

        Adeniyi (2005) emphasized that there are some biological, emotion and cultural dilemmas the adolescent may face. For example, he may experience some conflict due to his increase sex drive and his inability to graffiti them because of social inhibitions and pressures. Through he is no longer a child; he is still treated as one. He desires to free himself from control of his parent but cannot afford to give them up. Moreover, there are many grown-up duties and responsibilities that he is expected fulfill although he does not enjoy adult rights.

        The observation of Nigerian adolescents through books and less scientific and authoritative sources such as the news papers, magazine, radio, television, internet, letter, text message, hearsay, peaceful and violent demonstrations, sneaking out of school, unwholesome writing on the classrooms and toilets walls, to name a few shows that adolescents are not achieving their developmental tasks without difficulty. It is probable that many youths healthy personal growth is by omission or commission hampered. The pursuit of their personal growth by themselves, or by other people on their behalf should be a legitimate goal in the society.

Statement of the problem