EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF EFFICACY AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Ursula Ifeoma Oparaugo Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Rose C. Ebenebe Prof., Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i6.3771

Keywords:

emotional intelligence, self efficacy, psychological adjustment, adolescents

Abstract

This study investigated emotional intelligence and self-efficacy as predictors of psychological adjustment among secondary school adolescents in Awka Education Zone, Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 4,421 senior secondary two (SS2) students from 61 secondary schools in Awka Education Zone. The Sample size of the study comprises 485 SS2 obtained using simple random sampling technique. Three sets of questionnaire titled “Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (EIQ), “Self Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ) and “Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire (PAQ)” were used for data collection. The data obtained were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results of the study showed among others that emotional intelligence and self efficacy of students significantly predict their psychological adjustment. It was also revealed that there were positive relationship existing between adolescents’ emotional intelligence, self efficacy and their psychological adjustment. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others, that parents and teachers should devote more time and put best efforts to empower their children and students to build good self-efficacy for promoting their psychological adjustment.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Ursula Ifeoma Oparaugo, Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
    Oparaugo, Ursula Ifeoma is a lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. She holds a master degree in Educational Psychology and currently a PhD scholar in the above department.
  • Rose C. Ebenebe, Prof., Department of Educational Foundations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

    Prof. Rose C. Ebenebe is profession in the Department of Educational Foundations in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. She has numerous publications in reputable national and international journals. Prof. Rose has attended several conferences inside and outside Nigeria and also served as the lead paper presenters in several conferences. She has successfully supervised all over 40 PhD dissertation and over 85 M.Ed theses. Most of the supervised PhD candidates are now professors in different universities.

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2021-06-04

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Vol. 8 No. 6 (2021)

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