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Socio-psychological Factors Of Home Conflict As Predicators Of Academic Performance Of Some Selected Secondary School Students
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Students do not
perform alike; this can be attributed to many factors. The major one is
individual differences among them. Many psychologists, educators and
sociologist have been trying to unravel the reason for these differences
amongst students. Through researches and studies, it was found out that
factor such as family background with characteristics like parental
education, socio economic status, parental attitude, family size etc.
affect children negatively. Family tone, that is how stable or unstable a
family is (conflict, divorce, broken home, separation etc), also
contribute to individual differences. Other factors include peer group
influences, school related factors such as teacher-student relationship,
class-size, curriculum, teaching method, the students' personality etc.
But for the purpose of this research, the study will focus on only one of the factors, that is, the conflict in the home.
Studies
have shown that when there is a conflict in the home between parents,
it has not only negative but powerful effect on the children. Sometimes,
this effect can be social, psychological, emotional etc. This will in
turn affect their personality development and academic performance etc.
Market
(1984) stated it is unfortunate if a child comes from a disorganized
home or full of conflicts. When such a thing happens it may lead to one
of the parents separating from the spouse, as a result the child will
not have appropriate role models. Conflict, disagreement or family
separation is not healthy for any child especially those in school. This
study will therefore examine the effect of socio-psychological factor
of home conflict as predictor of academic performance of students.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
study is mainly to identify some socio-psychological effects of
conflicts in the home on the students’ academic performance. Also, it is
to find out the extent to which the socio-psychological effect of
conflict in the home has effectively contributed to the academic
performance of the child.
The study also analyzes the relationship
between the student, his peers and family. The study addresses how the
family stands to influence the positive or negative academic performance
of the child and make some recommendations on how to manage conflict in
the home.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempted to identify some socio psychological effects of conflict in the home on academic performances of students in some selected secondary schools in Alimosho, Lagos State.The research was based on random sampling of selected students and a total of 100 students were sampled comprising of 53 males and 47 females randomly selected from five secondary schools.The statistical analysis was carried out using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient, questionnaires and achievemen ... Continue reading---
