PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES PREDISPOSING LATENESS TO SCHOOL AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ESAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • P. E. Onolemhemhen PhD, Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
  • Mabel Omonigho Akpede Institute of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i6.4362

Keywords:

psychological factors, predisposing lateness, school

Abstract

The study examined psychosocial factors predisposing lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether academic stress, depression or emotional stability is responsible for lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study covers all the three thousand, two hundred and seventy two (3272) Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in the 16 secondary schools in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample of one hundred and sixty three (163) secondary school students was used for the study. The instrument used for this study was a questionnaire titled: psychosocial factor to lateness Survey Questionnaire (PFLSQ). The reliability of the instrument was done using the Cronbach reliability technique. The researcher personally administered the questionnaire to teachers after due permission was taken from the head teacher. Descriptive statistics such as mean (X ̅) and standard deviation (S.D) was used to analyze the research question. The data was analysed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS® version 20). The result showed that academic stress, depression and emotional instability predispose lateness to school among secondary school students in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was recommended that schools should operate a strict and functional punctuality policy whereby every student, teacher or any other staff of the school that resumes after a particular scheduled time will not be allowed into the school premises.

 

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Author Biographies

  • P. E. Onolemhemhen, PhD, Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

    Dr. Onolemhemhen, P. E. is a lecturer in the Department of Guidance and Counselling of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. She belongs to several professional counselling bodies in Nigeria and other nations. Her area of research interest covers School Based Counseling, Child Centred Psychology and Behavioural Interventions among others. She has published several books and articles in several local and international journals. She is happily married with children and grandchildren. 

  • Mabel Omonigho Akpede, Institute of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Benin City, Nigeria

    Akpede, Mabel Omonigho (PhD in view) is a lecturer in the Institute of Education of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. She has to her credit, several published books and articles on Guidance and Counselling, Educational Psychology and related fields in local and international journals.  

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2022-07-02

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Vol. 9 No. 6 (2022)

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