EXAMINING THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND SOLUTION STRATEGIES OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

Antisocial behaviours are oen exhibited by secondary school students because majority of them are adolescents who engages inbehvaiour like sexual activities, smoking, stealing, bullying examination malpractice, abortion, rape and cultism. The causes of antisocial behaviour is that students may exhibit antisocial behaviourin response to a specific stress or students with antisocial behaviour disorders have an increased risk of accidents. The most important goals of treating antisocial behaviour are to measure and describe the individual child’s students problem behaviuour and to effectively teach him or her the positive behaviours that should be adopted instead. This study investigated the causes, effects and solution techniques of antisocial behaviour on academic performance among secondary school students some selected area in Imeko-Afon Local Government in Ogun State.

In carrying out this study four research question were asked to provided direction. One hundred (100) respondents were randomly chosen as the sample for the study. The collected data were treated statistically using simple percentage. The result of data analysis indicated that effects and solution techniques of antisocial behaviour on academic performance. It is recommended that government should increasing the proportion of juvenile justice facilities that screen new admissions for mental health problems and government should increase the proportion of student receiving antisocial behaviour treatment in schools.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Antisocial behavior are oen exhibited by secondary school students in Imeko, because majority of them are adolescents who wants to risk behaviours like sexual activities, abortion, rape, cultism, interring, lateness and rudeness. These behaviours are inimical to the students and those in their environment. Furthermore, Kimberly and Jacob (2002) defined antisocial behaviour as any act that imposes physical or psychological harm on other people or their property. According to them lying, stealing, assaulting others, being cruel to other and being sexually promiscuous being cruel to others and being promiscuous being cruel to others and being promiscuous are all example of antisocial behaviour.

Also such behaviour may sometimes constitute a violation of legal codes, and it is oen accomplished by disturbances of thoughts of emotion. Clare (2006), defined antisocial behaviour as destructive acts characterized by convert and over as destructive acts overt hostility and intentional aggression towards others. According to Clare, high risk factor in the family setting can cause antisocial behaviours in the students. These factor include; · Parental alcohol · Drug abuse · Chaotic and unstable home life · Abscence of good · Death or other separative on parenting skills · Parental psychiatric disorders · Maternal depression · Economic distress due to poverty · Unemployment Other causes of antisocial behaviour are heavy exposure to media violence through television, movies, internet, video, games and cartons (Clare, 2006). He posited that engaging in antisocial behaviour poses great risk to an individuals mental physical health. It puts one at increased risks for alcoholism, cigarettes, smoking illegal drug use, high of sexual behaviour, depression and engaging in violent act towards others and self. In other words the high risks of interpersonal and intra-personal implications of antisocial behaviours are those with disability. One of the group of students who are vulnerable to antisocial behaviours are those with disabilities, the include young ones. According to Hallathan (2006), antisocial behaviour may beovert, involving aggressive actions against siblings, parents, peers, teacher or other adults, such as verbal abuse, bullying and hitting or covert, involving aggressive actions against sibling, parents, peers, teacher or other adults, such as verbal abuse, bullying and hitting or covert, involving aggressive actions against property such as the, vandalism and fire-setting covert antisocial behaviour in early childhood may include noncompliance, sneaking, lying or secretly destroying another’s property. Antisocial behaviors also include drug and alcohol abuse. Antisocial behaviour is apparent when an individuals is finds it very difficult to adhere to the norms or standards of social environment like school. Kay (2012), posited that antisocial behaviour can generally be characterized as an overall lack of adherence to the social norm and standards that allow members of a society to co-exist peaceful.